岩石

yán shí · yan shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. rock

In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)块(kuài)岩(yán)石(shí)从(cóng)上(shàng)面(miàn)落(luò)下(xià)。

A rock fell from above.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

海(hǎi)底(dǐ)的(de)岩(yán)石(shí)缝(fèng)里(lǐ)藏(cáng)着(zhe)一(yì)只(zhī)章(zhāng)鱼(yú)。

The crevice in the boulder on the ocean floor conceals an octopus.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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