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Meaning of 沙
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沙
HSK 4
Pinyin:
shā
English Definition:
granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; Classifiers:
粒
; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
Total strokes:
7;
Radical:
水
Pictophonetic
:
少
indicates the sound;
氵
(water) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
⿰
Left to right
氵
[
shuǐ
]
water
少
[
shǎo
]
few, little; less; inadequate
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Example Words:
沙发
[
shā
fā
]: sofa (loanword); Classifiers:
条
; (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
沙漠
[
shā
mò
]: desert; Classifiers:
个
沙滩
[
shā
tān
]: beach; sandy shore; Classifiers:
片
单人沙发
[
dān
rén
shā
fā
]: (upholstered) armchair
沙袋鼠
[
shā
dài
shǔ
]: swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
More:
沙*
|
*沙
|
*沙*
Example Sentences
gōng
yè
jiā
工业家
zhèng
zài
正在
jiāng
将
shā
沙
hé
和
shí
yóu
石油
zhuǎn
huà
转化
wèi
为
gèng
wéi
更为
xiǎo
qiǎo
小巧
、
gèng
wéi
更为
fù
zá
复杂
de
的
jī
qì
机器
，
zhè
shì
这是
yì
zhǒng
一种
lián
连
lì
shǐ
历史
zhòng
dì
中的
liàn
jīn
shù
shì
炼金术士
zuò
做
mèng
dōu
梦都
wú
fǎ
无法
xiǎng
dào
想到
de
的
mó
fǎ
魔法
。
Our industrialists are transforming sand and oil into ever smaller and more intricate machines, a form of alchemy more wondrous than anything any alchemist ever dreamed of.
bù
tóng
不同
lèi
xíng
类型
de
的
shā
沙
、
dì
xíng
地形
、
fēng
xiàng
风向
hé
和
qì
hòu
气候
xiàng
相
jié
hé
结合
，
xíng
chéng
形成
le
了
gè
zhǒng
各种
jù
dà
巨大
de
的
qí
yì
奇异
jǐng
guān
景观
。
Different types of sand, topography, wind and climate combine to form a tremendous variety of landscapes.
tā
他
jiàng
将
shuǐ
水
、
shā
沙
hè
和
tǔ
土
chān
huo
掺和
yì
qǐ
一起
zuò
chéng
做成
zhuān
砖
。
He compounded water, sand and soil and formed bricks.
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