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石

dàn · dan/shí · shi/Shí · shi

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Meaning

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dàn 石

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 (dǒu); one hundred liters
ancient pr. [shí]

shí 石

rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn)

Shí 石

surname Shi
abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 / 石家庄 (Shíjiāzhuāng), the capital of Hebei

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In a sentence

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河(hé)边(biān)有(yǒu)一(yí)块(kuài)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)石(shí)头(tou)，孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)爬(pá)上(shàng)去(qù)玩(wán)。

There is a big rock by the river, and the children like to climb on it to play.

这(zhè)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)是(shì)用(yòng)石(shí)头(tou)砌(qì)成(chéng)的(de)，已(yǐ)经(jīng)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)年(nián)历(lì)史(shǐ)了(le)。

This bridge is built of stone and has a history of many years.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.