沙
shā
Pinyin

Definition

沙
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shā
  1. granule
  2. hoarse
  3. raspy
  4. sand
  5. powder
  6. CL:粒[lì]
  7. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
沙
 - 
Shā
  1. surname Sha

Character Decomposition

Compounds (10)

莎
shā
  1. 1 katydid (family Tettigoniidae)
  2. 2 phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
莎
suō
  1. 1 see also: 莎草 suō cǎo
  2. 2 see also: 摩莎 mó suō
鲨
shā
  1. 1 shark
娑
suō
  1. 1 (phonetic)
  2. 2 see also: 婆娑 pó suō
裟
shā
  1. 1 Buddhist monk's robe

Related Words (20)

沙
Shā
  1. 1 surname Sha
沙场
shā chǎng
  1. 1 sandpit
  2. 2 battleground
  3. 3 battlefield
沙子
shā zi
  1. 1 sand
  2. 2 grit
  3. 3 classifier: 粒 lì
  4. 4 classifier: 把 bǎ
沙拉
shā lā
  1. 1 salad (loanword)
沙漠
shā mò
  1. 1 desert
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (9)

一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
  1. 1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
  2. 2 to make oblique charges
  3. 3 to make insinuations
  4. 4 to insinuate
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
  1. 1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
恒河沙数
Héng hé shā shù
  1. 1 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
  1. 1 to die in battle (idiom)

Sample Sentences

比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色；深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海，所以这里的鱼大多是红色的；而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色，让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ；shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ，suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ；ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ，ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
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沙特阿拉伯同样对美国重新制裁伊朗的决定表示欢迎，
ShātèĀlābó tóngyàng duì Měiguó chóngxīn zhìcái Yīlǎng de juédìng biǎoshì huānyíng ，
Saudi Arabia also welcomed the decision.
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两千多年前，我们的先辈筚路蓝缕，穿越草原沙漠，开辟出联通亚欧非的陆上丝绸之路；我们的先辈扬帆远航穿越惊涛骇浪，闯荡出连接东西方的海上丝绸之路。古丝绸之路打开了各国友好交往的新窗口，书写了人类发展进步的新篇章
liǎng qiān duō nián qián ，wǒmen de xiānbèi bìlùlánlǚ ，chuānyuè cǎoyuán shāmò ，kāipì chū liántōng yà Ōu Fēi de lùshàng SīchóuzhīLù ；wǒmen de xiānbèi Yáng fān yuǎn háng chuānyuè jīngtāohàilàng ，chuǎngdàng chū liánjiē dōngxīfāng de hǎishàng SīchóuzhīLù 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù dǎkāi le gèguó yǒuhǎo jiāowǎng de Xīn chuāngkǒu ，shūxiě le rénlèi fāzhǎn jìnbù de Xīn piānzhāng
Over two thousand years ago, our forefathers endeavoured through hardships, crossing the plains and the desert, opening up the Silk Road linking Asia, Europe and Africa; Our forefathers raised their sails and navigated far and wide, crossing the stormy seas, braving the Maritime Silk Road linking the West and the East. The ancient Silk Road opened up new windows for friendly interaction between all countries, writing a new chapter in the book of the progress of human development.
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大漠列阵，“黄沙百战穿金甲
dàmò liè zhèn ，“huáng Shā bǎi zhàn chuān jīnjiǎ
Desert formation, "My toughened armour speaks of the hundreds of battles in the northern deserts".
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朱日和战地，虎贲云集，三军亮剑静候沙场点兵。
Zhūrìhé zhàndì ，hǔbēn yúnjí ，sānjūn liàng jiàn jìng hòu shāchǎng diǎnbīng 。
The Zhurihe battlefield, warriors converge, the bright sword of the three branches of the armed services, silently waiting in the sands for the gathering of forces.
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每个文化的空间意识真是有所不同，中国别说地铁了，就是假期去郊外，也都是挤得像沙丁鱼一样，完全不留空间给人啊！
měige wénhuà de kōngjiānyìshi zhēn shì yǒusuǒbùtóng ，Zhōngguó bié shuō dìtiě le ，jiùshì jiàqī qù jiāowài ，yě dōu shì jǐ de xiàng shādīngyú yīyàng ，wánquán bù liú kōngjiān gěi rén ā ！
Every culture has a different sense of personal space. With China, it's not just the subway, if you go to the outskirts on holidays, it's as packed as a tin of sardines, they really don't leave any personal space for anyone!
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还秘诀呢，你倒是也搬一次家试试呀，劳神费力，晚上一回到家我就倒在沙发上起不来了。
hái mìjué ne ，nǐ dàoshi yě bān yīcì jiā shì shì ya ，láoshén fèilì ，wǎnshang yī huídào jiā wǒ jiù dǎo zài shāfā shàng qǐ bù lái le 。
What secret? Try moving house yourself.., drains the mind and energy. At night when I return home I just fall on my sofa unable to get up.
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白宫在9日发布的新闻公告中说：“唐纳德·特朗普总统和沙特王储穆罕默德的对话富有成果。他们磋商了沙特在确保中东稳定、维持对伊朗极限施压和人权问题方面重要性的内容。”
Báigōng zài rì fābù de xīnwén gōnggào zhōng shuō ：“Tángnàdé ·Tèlǎngpǔ zǒngtǒng hé Shātè wángchǔ Mùhǎnmòdé de duìhuà fùyǒu chéngguǒ 。tāmen cuōshāng le Shātè zài quèbǎo Zhōngdōng wěndìng 、wéichí duì Yīlǎng jíxiàn shīyā hé rénquán wèntí fāngmiàn zhòngyàoxìng de nèiróng 。”
The White House said in a press release on the 9th: "The dialogue between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad was fruitful. They discussed Saudi Arabia's importance in ensuring stability in the Middle East and maintaining pressure on Iran and human rights. ""
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沙特是美国在中东地区的重要盟友。
Shātè shì Měiguó zài Zhōngdōng dìqū de zhòngyào méngyǒu 。
Saudi Arabia is an important ally of the United States in the Middle East.
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第一：沙特官方媒体当天早些时候报道，沙特对美国把伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列为恐怖组织表示欢迎。
dìyī ：Shātè guānfāng méitǐ dāngtiān zǎoxiē shíhou bàodào ，Shātè duì Měiguó bǎ Yīlǎng Yīsīlán gémìng wèiduì lièwéi kǒngbùzǔzhī biǎoshì huānyíng 。
1:Saudi official media reported earlier that day, Saudi Arabia welcomes Unite States move to make Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.
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