Hanzi

砌

to build by laying bricks or stones

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

qì, qiè

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧˋ, ㄑㄧㄝˋ

Jyutping

cai3

Example sentences

堆砌 duīqì
不要只是堆砌華麗的詞彙，內容才是最重要的。
不要只是堆砌华丽的词汇，内容才是最重要的。

Don't just pile up flowery vocabulary; the content is what's most important.

砌 qì
工人們正在忙著砌一堵紅磚牆。
工人们正在忙著砌一堵红砖墙。

The workers are busy building a red brick wall.

磚 / 砖 zhuān
這座古老的房子是用青磚砌成的。
这座古老的房子是用青砖砌成的。

This old house is built of blue bricks.

Example Vocabulary

堆砌

dui1'qi4

to pile up; to stack; (of writing) to load with fancy words

砌

qi4

to build by laying bricks or stones

壘砌

砌磚

qi4'zhuan1

舖砌

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