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镶嵌

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

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

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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

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

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Child Words of 镶嵌

镶
xiāng

to inlay

嵌
kǎn

see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[chì kǎn lóu]

嵌
qiàn

to inlay