1 stone

2 classifier: 块 kuài

1 diamond

2 classifier: 颗 kē

1 abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng]

1 night

1 dark

2 darkly

3 darkness

1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)

2 fig. to stick to one's ways

3 to cling to one's course

1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)

1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside

2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible

2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself

1 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure

2 rock-firm and unyielding