palm of hand; mining working face
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
palm of the hand
informalSame as 手掌. Used in informal or dialectal contexts.
Tā他
de的
zhǎng掌
zi子
hěn很
cū粗
cāo糙
，
yīn因
wéi为
cháng常
nián年
gàn干
nóng农
huó活
。
His palms are rough from years of farm work.
Zhǎng掌
zi子
xīn心
chū出
le了
hěn很
duō多
hàn汗
。
The center of my palm is sweating a lot.
noun
working face (in mining); stope
technicalTechnical mining term. Also called 掌子面.
Kuàng矿
gōng工
men们
zhèng正
zài在
zhǎng掌
zi子
lǐ里
zuò作
yè业
。
The miners are working in the stope.
Zhǎng掌
zi子
miàn面
de的
yā压
lì力
hěn很
dà大
，
xū需
yào要
zhù注
yì意
ān安
quán全
。
The pressure on the working face is high, so safety must be observed.
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Zhè这
ge个
kuàng矿
de的
zhǎng掌
zi子
xiàng向
qián前
tuī推
jìn进
le了
wǔ五
shí十
mǐ米
。
The working face of this mine has advanced fifty meters.