水晶

shuǐ jīng

CL 块 kuài 颗 kē

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. crystal

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 石英 shí yīng 石英 shí yīng quartz 水晶 is a type of quartz crystal; 石英 is the broader mineral.: quartz
• 结晶 jié jīng 结晶 jié jīng to crystallize 结晶 refers to the process or result of crystallization.: to crystallize
• 玻璃 bō li 玻璃 bō li glass 玻璃 is glass, often compared to crystal for transparency.: glass
• 冰晶 bīng jīng 冰晶 bīng jīng ice crystals 冰晶 means ice crystal, sharing the root 晶.: ice crystals

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly found in 水晶球 (crystal ball) and 水晶鞋 (glass slipper in Cinderella).

Common mistakes

水晶 cannot be used as a generic word for 'crystal' in scientific contexts; use 晶体 (jīng tǐ) for that.

Example Sentences

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这块 水晶 很透明。

This piece of crystal is very transparent.

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Words Containing 水晶

• 施华洛世奇水晶 施华洛世奇水晶 shī huá luò shì qí shuǐ jīng: Swarovski crystal
• 水晶宫 水晶宫 shuǐ jīng gōng: The Crystal Palace
• 水晶球 水晶球 shuǐ jīng qiú: crystal ball
• 白水晶 白水晶 bái shuǐ jīng: rock crystal (mineral)
• 紫水晶 紫水晶 zǐ shuǐ jīng: amethyst
• 黄水晶 黄水晶 huáng shuǐ jīng: citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)

Child Words of 水晶

• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 晶 晶 jīng: crystal