Chinese–EnglishWith examples
石
dàn · dan/shí · shi/Shí · shi
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICTdàn 石
- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 ; one hundred liters
- ancient pr. [shí]
shí 石
- rock
- stone
- stone inscription
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
Shí 石
- surname Shi
- abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 / 石家庄 , the capital of Hebei
In a sentence
2 examples01
河边有一块很大的石头，孩子们喜欢爬上去玩。
There is a big rock by the river, and the children like to climb on it to play.
02
这座桥是用石头砌成的，已经有很多年历史了。
This bridge is built of stone and has a history of many years.
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