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石
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Definitions
- 1. dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
- 2. ancient pr. [shí]
Example Sentences
1 shown你能舉起這塊 石 頭嗎？
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Words Containing 石
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
brick
landslide
to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea
stone roller
chondrite (type of meteorite)
serpentine (geology)
Shimen county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
petrochemical plant
dolomite
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
fluorite CaF2
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan
Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)
sand and stones
stony
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
opal
phosphate
Mesolithic Era
reef
carnotite
catapult
rock-paper-scissors (game)
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
Panshi, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
a crack in a rock
Shishi, county-level city in Quanzhou 泉州[quán zhōu], Fujian
Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
kryptonite
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
Epinephelus septemfasciatus
Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
tin oxide SnO2
paraffin wax
cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[wǔ jīng] as state canon
Ishihara Shintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo 1999-2012
ocher (pigment)
niter
talc
gravel
to burn both jade and common stone
lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth)
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
stone
Huangshi prefecture-level city in Hubei
plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
plaster of Paris
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
grenadine
Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
stone steps
(bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
stepping stone
aragonite (geology)
Panshi, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
liquefied petroleum gas
CNOOC; China National Offshore Oil Corporation
garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
monazite
rock-solid
road or pavement laid with flagstones
slab
\shikumen\ style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
kidney stone
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
travertine (geology)
graphite carbon
living fossil
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[dà wǔ kǒu qū] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shí pò tiān jīng]
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
phenol C6H5OH
philosopher's stone
Qi Baishi (1864-1957), famous Chinese painter
stalagmite
rock garden
Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
iron ore
silicosis
British Petroleum, BP
gravel; crushed rock; rock debris
Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei
Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[hé běi shěng] in north China
lime (calcium oxide)
barite (geology)
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
sarcophagus
Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
see 供石[gōng shí]
granite
see 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]
iron and stone
(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
(bird species of China) Stejneger's stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)
Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
siltstone
ore
rocks
orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
Neolithic
Huangshi prefecture-level city in Hubei
millstone grit
(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
garnet
rock stratum
(archaeology) chipped stone implement
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
(sports) bouldering
(bird species of China) Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
flysch (loanword)
Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[hòu zhào]
grenadine
quartz halogen lamp
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[héng yáng shì], Hunan
Petrified forest scenic area in Shilin Yi autonomous county 石林彞族自治縣|石林彝族自治县[shí lín yí zú zì zhì xiàn] in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
coprolite
Stone Age
gallstone
a magnet
light petroleum (product)
pumice stone
early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiǎo zhuàn]
gravel
Shihkang Township in Taichung County, 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[dà wǔ kǒu qū] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
Stonehenge
stone
to advance cautiously, step by step
precious stone; gem
HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette involved in a 1949 gunfight with the PLA on the Changjiang
Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[píng dǐng shān shì], Henan
asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)
to move a stone and stub one's toe
lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
marble
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西
stone statue
Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[jīng zhōu], Hubei
rock
Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
Marble Boat, famous pavilion
millstone grit
petroleum ether
lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
China Petrol and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA)
Rosetta Stone
oil
grindstone
a dripstone (geology)
flint (stone)
stone beam
meteorite impact crater
Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[shā tián], Hong Kong
slate tile
cryolite
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
(medicine) calculus; stone
cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[wǔ jīng] as state canon
vermiculite
pebble
petrology
gallstone colic
(mineralogy) rutile
pomegranate tree
Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
limestone
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)
quartz
stone step
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
moonstone
safe places for storing important articles
calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
(mining) gangue
hydroxy-apatite (phosphatic lime deposited in bone)
Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
graphene
The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng]
talcum powder
foundation stone; cornerstone
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
fluorite CaF2
Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
stone inscription
Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[luò yáng], Henan
Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[hé běi shěng] in north China
Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵[hòu zhào] (319-350)
zeolite
Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[xià huáng gōng] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[qín dài] and purported author
heather
magnet
Dashiqiao county-level city in Yingkou 營口|营口[yíng kǒu], Liaoning
Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu
Stonehenge
pillar
pomegranate
concrete jungle
Shifeng district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
ornamental limestone rock (供石[gōng shí]) from Yingde 英德[yīng dé], Guangdong
litmus paper (chemistry)
quartz clock
heath
carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)
(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
calcium oxide CaO
stalactite
naphtha
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[jīng zhōu], Hubei
stony
ink stone
earth-shattering
tourmaline
pumice
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
solitaire (puzzle)
meteorite
Chevron Corporation
gallstone
a polished stone (neolithic) implement
leucite
beryl
Shizhu Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing
Shihezi, sub-prefecture-level city in Northern Xinjiang
stoning (execution method)
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
sandstone
guava (fruit)
carboniferous system
Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
stonemason
national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸|宽甸 in Liaoning
Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[píng dǐng shān shì], Henan
philosopher's stone
Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[shéng nóng] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] and creator of agriculture in China
Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼|西辽 in Central Asia
ruby
alumen
Stonehenge stone circle
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
anhydrite CaSO4
lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
amethyst
stone tool
stone carving
whetstone (for honing knives)
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
Neolithic Era
touchstone
Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liáng shì], Shanxi 山西
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
rock quarry
stonemasonry
noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile)
pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals)
wollastonite CaSiO3
bloodstone
lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
Dashiqiao county-level city in Yingkou 營口|营口[yíng kǒu], Liaoning
skink
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
marble
Huashixia town in Madoi county 瑪多縣|玛多县[mǎ duō xiàn] in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
magnetite Fe3O4
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
obsidian (mining)
Ishida Yoshio (1948-), Japanese Go player
asparagus
cave; cavern
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
limestone
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[lóng mén shí kū] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[yún gāng shí kū] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[mò gāo kū] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[mài jī shān shí kū] at Tianshui, Gansu
Chinese artichoke
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
zircon (colored crystal of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4)
tartaric acid
Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[chí zhōu], Anhui
the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
highly eligible bachelor
excavated soil and rock
amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
whetstone (for honing knives)
Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia
Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang
to petrify
plaster cast
soapstone
Iraq Oil for Food Program
magnetite Fe3O4
gas-graphite reactor
waste rock (mining)
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
apatite
Mt Shijing in Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
precious stone
circular standing stones
stalactite
Shi Yukun (c. 1810-1871), Qing pinghua 評話|评话[píng huà] master storyteller
heather (Ericaceae)
terrazzo
turquoise (gemstone)
fossil
Dunhuang caves in Gansu
marble
grenadine
sapphire
Shishi, county-level city in Quanzhou 泉州[quán zhōu], Fujian
to stone to death
Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
flint
bluestone
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
waste rock (in coal mining)
Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
coprolite
epigraphy
turquoise (gemstone)
concrete
lithography
slab
Paleolithic Era
Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
\Three Strategies of Huang Shigong\, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
stele
hectoliter
lapis lazuli
slaked lime
whetstone
rock cave
stumbling block
Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
boreal carnation or northern pink
fossil assemblage
diamond
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
flat stone with ropes attached, used to ram the ground
gargoyle
Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan
drywall
to have a heart of stone
masonry workshop
Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
gallstone
China pink
giant stone arrangement
British Petroleum, BP
Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
plaster of Paris
stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liáng shì], Shanxi 山西
silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
cobble; cobblestone; pebble
Rock Records, Taiwanese record label
petrochemistry
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
chlorite (geology)
Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)
turquoise (gemstone)
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones
light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
fossil fuel
arsenic ore
siliceous rock
Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
rock salt
foundation stone; cornerstone
Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
quartz vein
calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
Shihkang Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
azurite
synthetic oil
mudslide
petroleum wax
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
stele
flint
huge rock; boulder; monolith
pebble
Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[chí zhōu], Anhui
pomegranate seeds
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
stromatolite
(bird species of China) Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
pomegranate
diamond
tombstone; gravestone
metal and stone
Panshi county in Jilin
asbestos
(bird species of China) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))
jade
Shiguai district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[bāo tóu shì], Inner Mongolia
falling stone
Gelidium amansii, species of red algae from which agar is extracted
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)
black lead
Stonehenge stone circle
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西
Iceland spar
reindeer moss
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
Huashixia town in Madoi county 瑪多縣|玛多县[mǎ duō xiàn] in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
stone pit
boulder
China National Petroleum Corporation