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搬砖
bān zhuān
Pinyin
Definition
搬砖
-
bān zhuān
to do hard physical labor (as a job)
(fig.) to play mahjong
Character Decomposition
搬
扌
舟
殳
砖
石
二
丨
龴
Related Words
(11)
搬
bān
1
to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
2
to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
3
to shift
4
to copy indiscriminately
搬家
bān jiā
1
to move house
2
removal
搬弄
bān nòng
1
to fiddle with
2
to play and move sth about
3
to show off (what one can do)
4
to parade (one's capabilities)
5
to cause trouble
搬走
bān zǒu
1
to carry
搬运
bān yùn
1
freight
2
transport
3
portage
4
to transport
5
to carry
搬运工
bān yùn gōng
1
porter
搬迁
bān qiān
1
to move
2
to relocate
3
removal
搬动
bān dòng
1
to move (sth around)
2
to move house
搬场
bān chǎng
1
to move (house)
2
to relocate
3
removal
搬砖
bān zhuān
1
to do hard physical labor (as a job)
2
(fig.) to play mahjong
照搬
zhào bān
1
to copy
2
to imitate
Idioms
(7)
搬口
bān kǒu
1
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
2
to blab
3
to tell tales
搬唇递舌
bān chún dì shé
1
to pass on stories (idiom); to sow dissension
2
to blab
3
to tell tales
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
1
to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
2
to tell tales
3
to make mischief
搬楦头
bān xuàn tou
1
lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom)
2
fig. to expose shameful secrets (old)
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
1
to move a stone and stub one's toe
2
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬砖砸脚
bān zhuān zá jiǎo
1
to hurt oneself by one's own doing
2
to boomerang
3
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
1
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
2
hoisted by one's own petard
Sample Sentences
不要紧,小鞋穿久了就会大的。你就好好搬砖吧。
bùyàojǐn ,xiǎo xié chuān jiǔ le jiù huì dà de 。nǐ jiù hǎohǎo bānzhuān ba 。
Don't worry, things will get better eventually. Just keep doing your job for now.
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