浮石
fú shí
Pinyin

Definition

浮石
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fú shí
  1. pumice

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
宝石
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
浮现
fú xiàn
  1. 1 to appear before one's eyes
  2. 2 to come into view
  3. 3 to float into appearance
  4. 4 to come back (of images from the past)
  5. 5 to emerge
  6. 6 it emerges
  7. 7 it occurs (to me that..)
浮肿
fú zhǒng
  1. 1 swollen
  2. 2 bloated
  3. 3 edema
  4. 4 dropsy
浮夸
fú kuā
  1. 1 to exaggerate
  2. 2 to be boastful
  3. 3 pompous
  4. 4 grandiose
浮躁
fú zào
  1. 1 fickle and impatient
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 giddy
  4. 4 scatterbrained
浮云
fú yún
  1. 1 floating clouds
  2. 2 fleeting
  3. 3 transient
石
Shí
  1. 1 surname Shi
石家庄
Shí jiā zhuāng
  1. 1 Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[Hé běi Shěng] in north China
石油
shí yóu
  1. 1 oil
  2. 2 petroleum
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
绿宝石
lu:4 bǎo shí
  1. 1 beryl
绿松石
lu:4 sōng shí
  1. 1 turquoise (gemstone)
轻浮
qīng fú
  1. 1 frivolous
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 giddy
铁石心肠
tiě shí xīn cháng
  1. 1 to have a heart of stone
  2. 2 hard-hearted
  3. 3 unfeeling
钻石
zuàn shí
  1. 1 diamond
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
上浮
shàng fú
  1. 1 to float up
中石化
Zhōng shí huà
  1. 1 China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
  2. 2 abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司
化石
huà shí
  1. 1 fossil
基石
jī shí
  1. 1 cornerstone

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
  1. 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
坚如磐石
jiān rú pán shí
  1. 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
  2. 2 rock-firm and unyielding
安如磐石
ān rú pán shí
  1. 1 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
搬石头砸自己的脚
bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to move a stone and stub one's toe
  2. 2 to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
  1. 1 to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 hoisted by one's own petard
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
  1. 1 to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
  2. 2 to advance cautiously, step by step
  3. 3 to feel one's way forward
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
木人石心
mù rén shí xīn
  1. 1 lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. heartless
枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú
  1. 1 to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
  2. 2 a frugal life (idiom)
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
水落石出
shuǐ luò shí chū
  1. 1 as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
  2. 2 the truth comes to light
泉石膏肓
quán shí gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
  1. 1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
  2. 2 to surface
  3. 3 to appear
浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái
  1. 1 lit. to live on a boat
  2. 2 to drift from place to place (idiom)

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