推土机

推土機

tuītǔjī

noun #16,455

Meanings

HSK 7-9

推土机正在工地上清理废墟。

Tuītǔjī zhèngzài gōngdì shàng qīnglǐ fèixū.

The bulldozer is clearing debris at the construction site.

HSK 7-9

几台推土机同时开工，场面非常壮观。

Jǐ tái tuītǔjī tóngshí kāigōng, chǎngmiàn fēicháng zhuàngguān.

Several bulldozers started work at the same time - quite a spectacular sight.

memory

Perfectly literal: 推 (push) + 土 (earth/soil) + 机 (machine) = 'earth-pushing machine.' Chinese technical vocabulary is often this transparent.

推 tuī

土 tǔ

机 jī