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砖头

Word · NounTraditional磚頭

broken brick; brickbat

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

broken brick; brickbat; fragment of a brick

Refers specifically to damaged or incomplete bricks, often used as rubble or for filling. Distinct from whole bricks (砖块).

Jiàn建
zhù筑
gōng工
dì地
shàng上
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
suì碎
zhuān砖
tóu头
 。

The construction site was piled high with broken bricks.

Zhè这
xiē些
zhuān砖
tóu头
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
pū铺
huā花
yuán园
de的
xiǎo小
lù路
 。

These broken bricks can be used to pave the garden path.

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Bié别
ná拿
zhuān砖
tóu头
zá砸
rén人
 ,
tài太
wēi危
xiǎn险
le了
 。

Don't throw bricks at people; it's too dangerous.