Skip to content

镶嵌

xiāng qiàn
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

  1. 1. to inlay
  2. 2. to embed
  3. 3. to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring)
  4. 4. tiling
  5. 5. tesselation

Usage notes

Collocations

常与表示珍贵材料的词连用,如“镶嵌宝石”、“镶嵌钻石”,表示将宝石等嵌入底座或表面。

Common mistakes

注意“镶嵌”多用于物理嵌入,勿与“衬托”混淆,后者指通过对比突出。

Example Sentences

1 shown
工匠在戒指上 镶嵌 了一颗钻石。
The artisan inlaid a diamond into the ring.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.