砂
shā
Pinyin

Definition

砂
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shā
  1. sand
  2. gravel
  3. granule
  4. variant of 沙[shā]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

砂
shā
  1. 1 sand
  2. 2 gravel
  3. 3 granule
  4. 4 variant of 沙[shā]
朱砂
zhū shā
  1. 1 cinnabar
  2. 2 mercuric sulfide HgS
  3. 3 also written 硃砂|朱砂[zhū shā]
白砂糖
bái shā táng
  1. 1 white granulated sugar
砂岩
shā yán
  1. 1 sandstone
砂糖
shā táng
  1. 1 granulated sugar
砂锅
shā guō
  1. 1 casserole
  2. 2 earthenware pot
磨砂
mó shā
  1. 1 to scrub with an abrasive
  2. 2 to sand
  3. 3 frosted (e.g. glass)
磨砂膏
mó shā gāo
  1. 1 facial scrub
丹砂
dān shā
  1. 1 cinnabar
  2. 2 mercuric sulfide HgS
砂仁
shā rén
  1. 1 Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
砂子
shā zi
  1. 1 sand
砂浆
shā jiāng
  1. 1 mortar (building)
砂石
shā shí
  1. 1 sandstone
  2. 2 sand and stone
  3. 3 aggregate
砂砾
shā lì
  1. 1 grit
砂纸
shā zhǐ
  1. 1 sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
砂轮
shā lún
  1. 1 grinding wheel
  2. 2 emery wheel
硼砂
péng shā
  1. 1 borax
粗砂
cū shā
  1. 1 grit
金刚砂
jīn gāng shā
  1. 1 carborundum
  2. 2 emery
铁砂
tiě shā
  1. 1 shot (in shotgun)
  2. 2 pellets

Idioms (1)

打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你怎么这么容易被骗！你是中国人？你会功夫吗？你会功夫吗？呼！呼！哈！看我的铁砂掌！
nǐ zěnme zhème róngyì bèi piàn ！nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ？nǐ huì gōngfu ma ？nǐ huì gōngfu ma ？hū ！hū ！hā ！kànwǒde tiěshāzhǎng ！
How are you so easy to fool? Are you Chinese? So do you know Kung Fu? Can you do Kung Fu? Huh, ha! Look at my iron palm!
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来来来，我茶具都已经准备好啦！是宜兴的紫砂壶。
lái lái lái ，wǒ chájù dōu yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo la ！shì yíxìng de zǐshāhú 。
Come, come, my tea set is already all prepared! It's an Yixing purple-sand teapot.
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你要买原料：低筋面粉100克，鸡蛋5个，油40克，细砂糖70克，牛奶40克。
nǐ yào mǎi yuánliào ：dījīnmiànfěn yībǎi kè ，jīdàn wǔ gè ，yóu sìshí kè ，xìshātáng qīshí kè ，niúnǎi sìshí kè 。
You need to buy ingredients: 100 grams cake flour, 5 eggs, 40 grams of oil, 70 grams of granulated sugar and 40 grams of milk.
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嗯，就是一个箱子，里面放了猫砂。不过要辛苦你每天清理猫粪，不然会很臭。
ng ，jiùshì yī gè xiāngzǐ ，lǐmiàn fàng le māoshā 。bùguò yào xīnkǔ nǐ měitiān qīnglǐ māo fèn ，bùrán huì hěn chòu 。
Yeah, it's a box where you put cat litter inside. However, unfortunately you need to clean out the cat excrement every day, otherwise it will start to smell.
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也许每一个男子全都有过这样的两个女人，至少两个。娶了红玫瑰，久而久之，红的变了墙上的一抹蚊子血，白的还是“床前明月光”；娶了白玫瑰，白的便是衣服上的一粒饭粒子，红的却是心口上的一颗朱砂痣。---- 出自张爱玲的小说《 红玫瑰和白玫瑰 》。
yěxǔ měi yī ge nánzǐ quándōu yǒu guo zhèyàng de liǎng ge nǚrén ，zhìshǎo liǎng ge 。qǔ le hóng méigui ，jiǔérjiǔzhī ，hóng de biàn le qiáng shàng de yī mǒ wénzi xiě ，bái de háishì “chuáng qián míngyue guāng ”；qǔ le bái méigui ，bái de biàn shì yīfu shàng de yī lì fànlìzi ，hóng de què shì xīnkǒu shàng de yī kē zhūshāzhì 。---- chūzì Zhāng Àilíng de xiǎoshuō 《 Hóng méigui hé Bái méigui 》。
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