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岩石

yán shí · yan shi

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. rock
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The turtle rock

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那(nà)块(kuài)岩石(yánshí)，像(xiàng)一(yī)只(zhī)乌龟(wūguī)。

    Look at that rock. It looks like a turtle.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这(zhè)座(zuò)山(shān)上(shàng)的(de)岩石(yánshí)都(dōu)很(hěn)有趣(yǒuqù)。

    Yes. The rocks on this mountain are all interesting.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)和(hé)乌龟(wūguī)石(shí)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照(zhào)。

    I want to take a photo with the turtle rock.

  4. Liangliang

    哎(āi)，它(tā)动(dòng)了(le)！

    Hey, it moved!

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)不是(bùshì)岩石(yánshí)，是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)乌龟(wūguī)！

    It is not a rock. It is a real turtle!

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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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