消石灰
xiāo shí huī
Pinyin

Definition

消石灰
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xiāo shí huī
  1. calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
  2. slaked lime

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
消化
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 classifier: 条 tiáo
消费
xiāo fèi
  1. 1 to consume
  2. 2 to spend

Idioms (20)

一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
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