砖
zhuān
Meaning
- brick
- tile (floor or wall, not roof)
Definition
一种建筑材料，通常由黏土制成，经过烧制而成，用于砌墙、铺地等。
A building material, typically made from clay and fired in a kiln, used for constructing walls, pavements, etc.
Usage
常用于建筑领域，指代砖块本身；也可比喻为构成事物整体的基本单元。
Commonly used in construction to refer to the brick itself; also metaphorically refers to the basic unit that forms a whole.
Examples
- 1 这堵墙是用红砖砌成的。（This wall is built with red bricks.）
- 2 他正在把砖一块一块地堆砌起来。（He is stacking the bricks one by one.）
- 3 学习就像一块一块地垒砖，最终建成知识的大厦。（Learning is like laying bricks one by one, ultimately building a mansion of knowledge.）
- 4 这个软件项目由无数代码砖块构建而成。（This software project is built from countless code bricks.）
- 5 工人们正在用耐火砖砌筑炉灶。（Workers are building a stove with fire bricks.）
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