zhuāngzi

桩子

Word · NounTraditional樁子

stake; pile; post

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

stake; pile; post (driven into the ground)

Commonly used in construction for foundations or as boundary markers in land demarcation. Often made of wood, metal, or concrete.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
bǎ把
zhuāng桩
zi子
dǎ打
jìn进
dì地
lǐ里
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
gài盖
fáng房
zi子
 。

The workers drove the stakes into the ground to prepare for building the house.

Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
de的
biān边
jiè界
shàng上
chā插
zhe着
jǐ几
gēn根
mù木
zhuāng桩
zi子
 。

Several wooden stakes are stuck along the boundary of this plot of land.

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Tā他
yòng用
zhuāng桩
zi子
bǎ把
zhàng帐
peng篷
gù固
dìng定
zhù住
le了
 ,
zhè这
yàng样
fēng风
jiù就
chuī吹
bù不
zǒu走
le了
 。

He used stakes to secure the tent so the wind couldn't blow it away.

Zhè这
zuò座
qiáo桥
de的
jī基
chǔ础
shì是
hùn混
níng凝
tǔ土
zhuāng桩
zi子
 。

The foundation of this bridge is concrete piles.