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夯 (hāng): to ram; to tamp; to pound

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verb; adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: to ram; to tamp; to pound
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb; adjective
Strokes: 5
Radical: 大
Structure: 上下结构

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hāng

to ram
to tamp
to pound
heavy
burdensome
popular
trendy (slang)

bèn

variant of 笨 (stupid
clumsy)

Chinese explanation

用重物反复向下砸，使地面、地基等变得结实
用力敲打或捣实松散的土、石等材料
在口语中也可表示用力打人或用力撞击。

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Example sentences

The workers used a tamper to pound the ground solid.

Ramming an earth wall requires a lot of strength.

He used a wooden tamper to tamp the soil solid.

The sound of tamping echoed on the construction site.

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