洋灰

yánghuī

noun

Meanings

1 cement

Characters

foreign; overseas

ash; lime powder

Examples

HSK 4

老人说，那座桥是民国时用洋灰修的。

Lǎorén shuō, nà zuò qiáo shì Mínguó shí yòng yánghuī xiū de.

The old man said that bridge was built with cement in the Republican era.

HSK 7-9

院子里的地面是用洋灰抹平的。

Yuànzi lǐ de dìmiàn shì yòng yánghuī mǒpíng de.

The ground in the courtyard was smoothed over with cement.

Tips

history

From the late Qing on, 洋 'from overseas' marked imported goods: 洋火 matches, 洋油 kerosene, 洋灰 cement. Today cement is 水泥, and 洋灰 sounds old-fashioned or rural.

Stroke Order

洋 yáng

灰 huī