垒

lěi · lei

Traditional 壘

Meaning

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  1. rampart
  2. base (in baseball)
  3. to build with stones, bricks etc

In a sentence

2 examples
01

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)在(zài)沙(shā)滩(tān)上(shàng)用(yòng)湿(shī)沙(shā)子(zi)垒(lěi)了(le)一(yí)座(zuò)城(chéng)堡(bǎo)。

The children built a castle out of wet sand on the beach.

02

他(tā)跑(pǎo)回(huí)本(běn)垒(lěi),为(wèi)球(qiú)队(duì)拿(ná)下(xià)一(yì)分(fēn)。

He ran back to home base and scored a point for the team.

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