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钢筋
gāngjīn
Description
钢筋是一种很硬的钢做的长条，工人盖房子的时候会用它。
"钢筋" is a long strip made of very hard steel, used by workers when building houses.
把钢筋放进水泥里，房子就会更结实、更安全。
Putting "钢筋" into cement makes the house stronger and safer.
Meanings
钢筋gāngjīn
steel reinforcing bar used in construction
工人在用钢筋盖新楼。
The workers are covering the new building with rebar.
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Notes
- Etymology
钢 (steel) + 筋 (muscle/sinew), so literally "the sinew of steel" inside concrete.
- Nuance
often paired as 钢筋混凝土 meaning "reinforced concrete."
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