混凝土

hùnníngtǔ

noun HSK 7-9 #12,672

Meanings

1 concrete

Characters

to congeal; to solidify

Examples

这栋楼是用混凝土建造的。

Zhè dòng lóu shì yòng hùnníngtǔ jiànzào de.

This building was constructed with concrete.

混凝土是最常用的建筑材料之一。

Hùnníngtǔ shì zuì chángyòng de jiànzhù cáiliào zhīyī.

Concrete is one of the most commonly used building materials.

Tips

memory

混 (mix) + 凝 (congeal/solidify) + 土 (earth) = mixed earth that solidifies. A literal description of how concrete works.

Stroke Order

混 hùn

凝 níng

土 tǔ