沙

shā · sha/Shā · sha

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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shā 沙

  1. granule
  2. hoarse
  3. raspy
  4. sand
  5. powder
  6. CL:粒 (lì)
  7. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

Shā 沙

  1. surname Sha

In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)人(rén)在(zài)骡(luó)子(zi)的(de)背(bèi)上(shàng)放(fàng)上(shàng)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)个(gè)装(zhuāng)满(mǎn)了(le)沙(shā)的(de)袋(dài)子(zi)。

The old man loaded his mule with bags full of sand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jing)进(jìn)了(le)些(xiē)沙(shā)。

I got some sand in my eye.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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