石英
shí yīng
Pinyin

Definition

石英
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shí yīng
  1. quartz

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 classifier: 块 kuài
英国
Yīng guó
  1. 1 United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lián hé wáng guó]
  2. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  3. 3 abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Yīng gé lán]
英文
Yīng wén
  1. 1 English (language)
英语
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
英雄
yīng xióng
  1. 1 hero
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè

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
含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá
  1. 1 to savor fine writing (idiom)
坚如磐石
jiān rú pán shí
  1. 1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
  2. 2 rock-firm and unyielding

Sample Sentences

好的，我们这里有机械表、石英表和光波表。
hǎo de ，wǒmen zhèlǐ yǒu jīxièbiǎo 、shíyīngbiǎo hé guāngbōbiǎo 。
Ok. Here we have mechanical watches, quartz watches, and solar-powered watches.
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