化石

huà shí

CL 个 gè 块 kuài

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. fossil

Word relationships

Related words

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• 遗迹 yí jì 遗迹 yí jì trace 化石是古生物的遗迹。: trace
• 石化 shí huà 石化 shí huà to petrify 石化过程形成化石。: to petrify

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 化石燃料 (fossil fuel), 活化石 (living fossil).

Common mistakes

化石 only refers to remains or impressions of ancient organisms preserved in rock, not to any old object. Do not use for things like 'fossilized ideas'; use 陈旧 or 过时 for that sense.

Example Sentences

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这块 化石 是恐龙的骨骼。

This fossil is a dinosaur bone.

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Words Containing 化石

• 化石燃料 化石燃料 huà shí rán liào: fossil fuel
• 化石群 化石群 huà shí qún: fossil assemblage
• 松化石 松化石 sōng huà shí: turquoise (gemstone)
• 活化石 活化石 huó huà shí: living fossil
• 液化石油气 液化石油气 yè huà shí yóu qì: liquefied petroleum gas
• 粪化石 粪化石 fèn huà shí: coprolite

Child Words of 化石

• 化 化 huà: to make into
• 石 石 dàn: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
• 石 石 shí: rock