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Meaning of 碛

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碛 (Trad.: 磧)
Pinyin: qì
English Definition: moraine; rocks in shallow water
Chinese Definition:
①水中沙堆,引申为沙漠:沙碛。碛砾。碛卤(咸卤沙石之地)。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 石
Pictophonetic:责 indicates the sound; 石 (stone) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
    • 责 [ zé ] one's responsibility, duty
Similar Characters: 啧 帻
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Example Words
沙碛 shā qì (literary) desert; sandy shore
冰碛 bīng qì moraine; rock debris from glacier
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Example Sentences
1
忻
(
州
)
碛
(
口
)
干线公路和庄
(
磨
)
上
(
寺
)
公路过境
。
Yan (state) moraine (I) Trunk Road and Johnston (grinding) on (Temple) Road crossing.
2
这里偶尔会有从太原到碛口的直达车
,
但不要把希望全寄托在这趟车上
。
Occasionally there are direct buses from Taiyuan to Qikou, but do not bank on it.
3
你可以从太原或者平遥到达李家山
,
穿过一个叫做离石的小镇
,
还有一个古时候的贸易区碛口
。
You can get to Lijiashan from either Taiyuan or Pingyao, via the mining town of Lishi and the ancient trading port of Qikou.
4
沿冰川中部而下的灰色条纹被称为中碛
,
它是由于两条冰河在下坡时汇合在一起而形成的
。
The grey stripe down the middle of the glacier is called a medial moraine. It is formed when two glaciers flow into each other and join on their way downhill.
5
亚马逊在线对自己的计划缄默碛口
,
但是这个行业预期它很快会推出电影和电视节目的下载服务
。
Amazon is highly secretive about its plans, but the online industry expects it soon to launch a service for downloading films and television shows.