砟 (zhǎ) - Small pieces of coal, stone, or rock & coal fragments

砟Tone 3

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砟 · zhǎ

Small pieces of coal, stone, or rock;

coal fragments;

gravel.

Small pieces of coal, stone, or rockcoal fragmentsgravel.

Usage highlights

coal slackgravelstone chippingcinderslag

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The coal mine produces a lot of coal slack (煤砟子).
  • The path was covered with gravel (道砟).
  • He picked up a piece of stone chipping (石头砟子).

Collocations

  • coal slack(煤砟子)
  • gravel(道砟)
  • stone chipping(石头砟子)
  • cinder(焦砟)
  • slag(矿砟)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily associated with mining and railway industries, referring to small fragments of material.
  • Used in technical contexts like railway ballast (道砟).

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