砖 zhuān

tile, brick

HSK 6 #2355

DEFINITIONS

  • tile, brick
  • variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1]
  • variant of 磚|砖[zhuan1]
  • brick
  • CL:塊|块[kuai4]

STROKES

WORDS

瓷砖 cí zhuān ceramic tile
砖头 zhuān tou brick
砖块 zhuān kuài brick
地砖 dì zhuān floor tile
敲门砖 qiāo mén zhuān lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
抛砖引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom); fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling
冰砖 bīng zhuān ice-cream brick
砌砖 qì zhuān to lay bricks; bricklaying
砖瓦 zhuān wǎ tiles and bricks
地板砖 dì bǎn zhuān floor tile
引玉之砖 yǐn yù zhī zhuān lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom); fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas
抛砖 pāo zhuān to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 拋磚引玉|抛砖引玉[pao1 zhuan1 yin3 yu4])
拍砖 pāi zhuān (slang) to throw brickbats; to criticize harshly
搬砖 bān zhuān to do hard physical labor (as a job); (fig.) to play mahjong
搬砖砸脚 bān zhuān zá jiǎo to hurt oneself by one's own doing; to boomerang; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
板砖 bǎn zhuān (dialect) wall brick
标砖 biāo zhuān marker brick (in building); keystone
添砖加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom); fig. to do one's bit to help
砌砖工 qì zhuān gōng bricklaying
砖石 zhuān shí brick
砖窑 zhuān yáo brick kiln
砖窑场 zhuān yáo chǎng brick kiln
砖红土 zhuān hóng tǔ red brick clay
耐火砖 nài huǒ zhuān refractory brick; firebrick
软木砖 ruǎn mù zhuān cork tile; cork flooring
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