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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 zhuānzhuan1brick; Classifiers: ; variant of ; variant of
2砖头 磚頭 zhuān touzhuan1 tou5brick
3镁砖 鎂磚 měi zhuānmei3 zhuan1magnesium brick (refractory material)
4引玉之砖 引玉之磚 yǐn zhī zhuānyin3 yu4 zhi1 zhuan1lit. 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
5添砖加瓦 添磚加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā tian1 zhuan1 jia1 wa3lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom); fig. to do one's bit to help
6砖窑场 磚窯場 zhuān yáo chǎngzhuan1 yao2 chang3brick kiln
7敲门砖 敲門磚 qiāo mén zhuānqiao1 men2 zhuan1lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
8砌砖工 砌磚工 zhuān gōngqi4 zhuan1 gong1bricklaying
9砌砖 砌磚 zhuānqi4 zhuan1to lay bricks; bricklaying
10抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn pao1 zhuan1 yin3 yu4lit. 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
11抛砖 拋磚 pāo zhuānpao1 zhuan1to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 抛砖引玉 )
12拍砖 拍磚 pāi zhuānpai1 zhuan1(slang) to throw brickbats; to criticize harshly
13耐火砖 耐火磚 nài huǒ zhuānnai4 huo3 zhuan1refractory brick; firebrick
14搬砖 搬磚 bān zhuānban1 zhuan1to do hard physical labor (as a job); (fig.) to play mahjong
15金砖四国 金磚四國 jīn zhuān guóJin1 zhuan1 Si4 Guo2Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
16金砖 金磚 jīn zhuānJin1 Zhuan1BRIC; BRICS economic bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
17黑砖窑 黑磚窯 hēi zhuān yáohei1 zhuan1 yao2lit. black brick kiln; factories that acquired notoriety in 2007 for slave labor
18地砖 地磚 zhuāndi4 zhuan1floor tile
19地板砖 地板磚 bǎn zhuāndi4 ban3 zhuan1floor tile
20担土搬砖 擔土搬磚 dān bān zhuāndan1 tu3 ban1 zhuan1to carry mud and bricks (idiom)
21瓷砖 瓷磚 zhuānci2 zhuan1ceramic tile
22残砖破瓦 殘磚破瓦 cán zhuān can2 zhuan1 po4 wa3broken bricks and smashed tiles (idiom)
23冰砖 冰磚 bīng zhuānbing1 zhuan1ice-cream brick
24标砖 標磚 biāo zhuānbiao1 zhuan1marker brick (in building); keystone
25板砖 板磚 bǎn zhuānban3 zhuan1(dialect) wall brick