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shí

Description

石是很硬的东西,我们在山上、河边都能看到很多石头。

石也可以用来做房子、桥和路。

Meanings

shí

stone; rock

路上有一块大石。

石头shítou

stone (common spoken form)

他捡了一块小石头。

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Notes

  • Nuance

    石 alone is more formal or written; in speech people usually say 石头.

  • Etymology

    pictograph of a rock under a cliff; a common radical in characters.

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