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瓦 wǎ

tile; pottery, earthenware

Strokes
4
Level
HSK 6
Type
Pictograph

Memory hint: An interlocking roof tile

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  1. 屋顶上的瓦被大风吹掉了几片。
    Wūdǐng shàng de wǎ bèi dà fēng chuī diào le jǐ piàn.
    A few roof tiles were blown off by the strong wind.
    roof-top on (particle) tile by big wind blow drop (particle) few piece
  2. 这座房子的瓦是什么时候铺的？
    Zhè zuò fángzi de wǎ shì shénme shíhou pū de?
    When were the tiles on this house laid?
    this (measure) house (particle) tile is what time lay (particle) (question)
  3. 长期的内部矛盾使这个组织逐渐瓦解了。
    Chángqī de nèibù máodùn shǐ zhège zǔzhī zhújiàn wǎjiě le.
    Long-term internal conflicts gradually caused the organization to disintegrate.
    long-term (particle) internal conflict make this (measure) organization gradually disintegrate (particle)
  4. 敌人的防线并没有那么容易瓦解。
    Dírén de fángxiàn bìng méiyǒu nàme róngyì wǎjiě.
    The enemy's defense line wasn't that easy to break down.
    enemy (particle) defense-line at-all not-have that easy disintegrate
  5. 村子里的老房子大多还是瓦顶的。
    Cūnzi lǐ de lǎo fángzi dàduō háishi wǎ dǐng de.
    Most of the old houses in the village still have tiled roofs.
    village-inside (particle) old house mostly still-is tile roof (particle)

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