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bèngzhàn
noun #43,511

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pumping station

Examples

HSK 5
Bàoyǔ hòu bèngzhàn quánlì páishuǐ.
After the downpour the pumping station drained at full capacity.
HSK 7-9
Xīnjiàn de bèngzhàn bǎozhàng le nóngtián guàngài.
The newly-built pumping station secures irrigation for the farmland.

Tips

memory
(bèng) is a rare character that stacks (stone/weight) over (water). The shape itself is a tiny diagram of a pump pushing water. Same character in 水泵 (water pump), 油泵 (oil pump), 气泵 (air pump).

Stroke Order

bèng
zhàn