毛坯 (máo pī) — (manufacturing) blank, semifinished product; (construction) shell, unfinished house

Definition

Refers to a raw, unprocessed form: a metal or part blank (毛坯) before machining, or a bare shell of a building (毛坯房) before interior finishing. Not a finished product — further work is required.

noun
(manufacturing) blanksemifinished product(construction) shellunfinished house
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Examples

  • 毛坯
    Zhè ge líng jiàn hái zhǐ shì máo pī, xū yào jìn yí bù jiā gōng.
    This part is still just a blank and needs further processing.
  • 毛坯
    Wǒ mǎi de shì máo pī fáng, zhuāng xiū yào huā hěn duō qián.
    I bought a shell house; the renovation will cost a lot of money.
  • 毛坯
    Gōng chǎng lǐ duī mǎn le gè zhǒng jīn shǔ máo pī.
    The factory is piled with all kinds of metal blanks.

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