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Definition
Pile driver; a machine used to drive piles into the ground to create building foundations.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the heavy machinery used to drive foundation piles into the ground during the initial stages of construction. It is a technical term that is widely understood by the public due to the prevalence of high-rise building projects in the city. The sound produced by this machine is often associated with intense noise pollution in urban areas.
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The pile driver at the construction site broke down, so work is suspended today.
Related words
Common phrases
piling work
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
