to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
绊脚石絆腳石ban4 jiao3 shi2
stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way
宝石寶石bao3 shi2
precious stone; gem
碑石碑石bei1 shi2
stele; vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions
砭石砭石bian1 shi2
stone needle used in acupuncture
冰晶石冰晶石bing1 jing1 shi2
cryolite
冰洲石冰洲石bing1 zhou1 shi2
Iceland spar
采石场採石場cai3 shi2 chang3
stone pit; quarry
草石蚕草石蠶cao3 shi2 can2
Chinese artichoke; Stachys sieboldii
长石長石chang2 shi2
stone beam; horizontal slab of stone; feldspar or felspar (geology)
磁石磁石ci2 shi2
magnet
慈石慈石ci2 shi2
magnetite Fe3O4
簇茎石竹簇莖石竹cu4 jing1 shi2 zhu2
boreal carnation or northern pink; Dianthus repens (botany)
打火石打火石da3 huo3 shi2
flint
打制石器打製石器da3 zhi4 shi2 qi4
a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement
大理石大理石da4 li3 shi2
marble
大石鸻大石鴴da4 shi2 heng2
(bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
大石鸡大石雞da4 shi2 ji1
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
大石桥大石橋da4 shi2 qiao2
Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning
大石桥市大石橋市da4 shi2 qiao2 shi4
Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning
胆结石膽結石dan3 jie2 shi2
gallstone
胆石膽石dan3 shi2
gallstone
胆石绞痛膽石絞痛dan3 shi2 jiao3 tong4
gallstone colic
胆石症膽石症dan3 shi2 zheng4
gallstone
蛋白石蛋白石dan4 bai2 shi2
opal
石鼓石鼓dan4 gu3
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
石鼓区石鼓區dan4 gu3 qu1
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
滴石滴石di1 shi2
a dripstone (geology); stalactites and stalagmites
滴水穿石滴水穿石di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水石穿滴水石穿di1 shui3 shi2 chuan1
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
点金石點金石dian3 jin1 shi2
philosopher's stone
点石成金點石成金dian3 shi2 cheng2 jin1
to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
奠基石奠基石dian4 ji1 shi2
a foundation stone; a cornerstone
垫脚石墊腳石dian4 jiao3 shi2
stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career
电气石電氣石dian4 qi4 shi2
tourmaline
叠层石疊層石die2 ceng2 shi2
stromatolite
鼎铛玉石鼎鐺玉石ding3 cheng1 yu4 shi2
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material; casting pearls before swine
东石東石dong1 shi2
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
东石乡東石鄉dong1 shi2 xiang1
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
东亚石䳭東亞石䳭dong1 ya4 shi2 ji2
(bird species of China) Stejneger's stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)
独居石獨居石du2 ju1 shi2
monazite
独立钻石獨立鑽石du2 li4 zuan4 shi2
solitaire (puzzle)
煅石膏煅石膏duan4 shi2 gao1
plaster of Paris; calcined gypsum
敦煌石窟敦煌石窟dun1 huang2 shi2 ku1
Dunhuang caves in Gansu; refers to Mogao caves 莫高石窟
鹅卵石鵝卵石e2 luan3 shi2
pebble; cobblestone
番石榴番石榴fan1 shi2 liu5
guava (fruit)
翻石鹬翻石鷸fan1 shi2 yu4
(bird species of China) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
钒钾铀矿石釩鉀鈾礦石fan2 jia3 you2 kuang4 shi2
carnotite
方解石方解石fang1 jie3 shi2
calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
沸石沸石fei4 shi2
zeolite
粉砂石粉砂石fen3 sha1 shi2
siltstone
氟石氟石fu2 shi2
fluorite CaF2; fluorspar; fluor
浮石浮石fu2 shi2
pumice
矸石矸石gan1 shi2
waste rock (mining); gangue (worthless minerals mixed in with coal or ore)
橄榄石橄欖石gan3 lan3 shi2
olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4); peridot
锆石鋯石gao4 shi2
zircon (colored crystal of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4)
(bird species of China) Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
黑曜石黑曜石hei1 yao4 shi2
obsidian (mining)
红宝石紅寶石hong2 bao3 shi2
ruby
花岗石花崗石hua1 gang1 shi2
granite
花石花石hua1 shi2
marble
花石峡花石峽hua1 shi2 xia2
Huashixia town in Madoi county 瑪多縣|玛多县 in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
花石峡镇花石峽鎮hua1 shi2 xia2 zhen4
Huashixia town in Madoi county 瑪多縣|玛多县 in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
滑石滑石hua2 shi2
talc
化石化石hua4 shi2
fossil
化石群化石群hua4 shi2 qun2
fossil assemblage
化石燃料化石燃料hua4 shi2 ran2 liao4
fossil fuel
环状列石環狀列石huan2 zhuang4 lie4 shi2
circular standing stones
黄石黃石huang2 shi2
Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei
黄石港黃石港huang2 shi2 gang3
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市, Hubei
黄石港区黃石港區huang2 shi2 gang3 qu1
Huangshigang district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市, Hubei
黄石公黃石公huang2 shi2 gong1
Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公 (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 and purported author
黄石公三略黃石公三略huang2 shi2 gong1 san1 lve4
“Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bingfa 太公兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙, Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公 or an anonymous author
黄石市黃石市huang2 shi2 shi4
Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei
辉石輝石hui1 shi2
pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals); augite
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure; rock-firm and unyielding
尖石尖石jian1 shi2
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
尖石乡尖石鄉jian1 shi2 xiang1
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
姜石年薑石年jiang1 shi2 nian2
Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China
蒋介石蔣介石jiang3 jie4 shi2
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
礁石礁石jiao1 shi2
reef
角闪石角閃石jiao3 shan3 shi2
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
结石結石jie2 shi2
calculus; stone
金刚石金剛石jin1 gang1 shi2
diamond; also called 鑽石|钻石
金瓜石金瓜石jin1 gua1 shi2
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
金匮石室金匱石室jin1 gui4 shi2 shi4
variant of 金櫃石室|金柜石室
金柜石室金櫃石室jin1 gui4 shi2 shi4
safe places for storing important articles
金红石金紅石jin1 hong2 shi2
rutile (mineral form of titanium oxide TiO2)
金石金石jin1 shi2
metal and stone; fig. hard objects; inscription on metal or bronze
lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks; With a will, you can achieve anything.
lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks; With a will, you can achieve anything.
酒石酸酒石酸jiu3 shi2 suan1
tartaric acid
旧石器时代舊石器時代jiu4 shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4
Paleolithic Era
巨石巨石ju4 shi2
huge rock; boulder; monolith
巨石阵巨石陣ju4 shi2 zhen4
giant stone arrangement; Stonehenge
巨石柱群巨石柱群ju4 shi2 zhu4 qun2
Stonehenge
氪气石氪氣石ke4 qi4 shi2
kryptonite
矿石礦石kuang4 shi2
ore
蓝宝石藍寶石lan2 bao3 shi2
sapphire
礌石礌石lei4 shi2
(old) stones that can be rolled down onto an attacking enemy
离石離石li2 shi2
Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市, Shanxi 山西
离石区離石區li2 shi2 qu1
Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市, Shanxi 山西
砾石礫石li4 shi2
gravel; pebbles
磷灰石磷灰石lin2 hui1 shi2
apatite; phosphatic limestone
磷矿石磷礦石lin2 kuang4 shi2
phosphate
磷石磷石lin2 shi2
muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum
灵石靈石ling2 shi2
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
灵石县靈石縣ling2 shi2 xian4
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
龙门石窟龍門石窟long2 men2 shi2 ku1
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
卵石卵石luan3 shi2
cobble; pebble
乱石亂石luan4 shi2
rocks; stones; rubble; riprap
乱石砸死亂石砸死luan4 shi2 za2 si3
to stone to death
罗塞塔石碑羅塞塔石碑luo2 sai1 ta3 shi2 bei1
Rosetta Stone
落井下石落井下石luo4 jing3 xia4 shi2
to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
落石落石luo4 shi2
falling stone
绿宝石綠寶石lv4 bao3 shi2
beryl
绿泥石綠泥石lv4 ni2 shi2
chlorite (geology)
绿松石綠松石lv4 song1 shi2
turquoise (gemstone)
麦积山石窟麥積山石窟mai4 ji1 shan1 shi2 ku1
Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
脉石脈石mai4 shi2
veinstone (stone containing a vein of precious metal)
煤矸石煤矸石mei2 gan1 shi2
waste rock (in coal mining)
美石美石mei3 shi2
precious stone; jewel
摸石头过河摸石頭過河mo1 shi2 tou5 guo4 he2
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones; improvise by trial-and-error; move cautiously
摸着石头过河摸著石頭過河mo1 zhe5 shi2 tou5 guo4 he2
to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom); to advance step by step; to feel one's way around
磨刀石磨刀石mo2 dao1 shi2
whetstone (for honing knives)
磨脚石磨腳石mo2 jiao3 shi2
pumice stone
磨石磨石mo2 shi2
whetstone; millstone
磨石粗砂岩磨石粗砂岩mo2 shi2 cu1 sha1 yan2
millstone grit
磨石砂砾磨石砂礫mo2 shi2 sha1 li4
millstone grit; coarse sandstone
磨制石器磨製石器mo2 zhi4 shi2 qi4
a polished stone (neolithic) implement
木人石心木人石心mu4 ren2 shi2 xin1
lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom); fig. heartless
墓石墓石mu4 shi2
tombstone; gravestone
泥石流泥石流ni2 shi2 liu2
landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide
涅石涅石nie4 shi2
alumen; alunite (TCM)
欧石鸻歐石鴴ou1 shi2 heng2
(bird species of China) Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
盘石盤石pan2 shi2
variant of 磐石
蟠石蟠石pan2 shi2
variant of 磐石
磐石磐石pan2 shi2
Panshi county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
磐石磐石pan2 shi2
boulder
磐石市磐石市pan2 shi2 shi4
Panshi county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
磐石县磐石縣pan2 shi2 xian4
Panshi county in Jilin
普通角闪石普通角閃石pu3 tong1 jiao3 shan3 shi2
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
七带石斑鱼七帶石斑魚qi1 dai4 shi2 ban1 yu2
Epinephelus septemfasciatus
齐白石齊白石qi2 bai2 shi2
Qi Baishi (1864-1957), famous Chinese painter
羟基磷灰石羥基磷灰石qiang3 ji1 lin2 hui1 shi2
hydroxy-apatite (phosphatic lime deposited in bone)
乔石喬石qiao2 shi2
Qiao Shi (Chinese leadership contender)
青金石青金石qing1 jin1 shi2
lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)
青石青石qing1 shi2
bluestone; limestone (colloquial)
蜻蜓撼石柱蜻蜓撼石柱qing1 ting2 han4 shi2 zhu4
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
轻质石油輕質石油qing1 zhi4 shi2 you2
light petroleum (product); gasoline and diesel oil
轻质石油产品輕質石油產品qing1 zhi4 shi2 you2 chan3 pin3
light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
球粒陨石球粒隕石qiu2 li4 yun3 shi2
chondrite (type of meteorite)
泉石膏肓泉石膏肓quan2 shi2 gao1 huang1
lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); also called 鮨; Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
石板石板shi2 ban3
slab; flagstone; slate
石板路石板路shi2 ban3 lu4
road or pavement laid with flagstones
石板瓦石板瓦shi2 ban3 wa3
slate tile
石碑石碑shi2 bei1
stele; stone tablet (for inscription)
石沉大海石沉大海shi2 chen2 da4 hai3
lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom); fig. to elicit no response
石城石城shi2 cheng2
Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
石城县石城縣shi2 cheng2 xian4
Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
石川石川shi2 chuan1
Ishikawa (Japanese surname and place name)
石雕石雕shi2 diao1
stone carving; carved sculpture
石刁柏石刁柏shi2 diao1 bai3
asparagus
石碇石碇shi2 ding4
Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
石碇乡石碇鄉shi2 ding4 xiang1
Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
石洞石洞shi2 dong4
cave; cavern
石舫石舫shi2 fang3
Marble Boat, famous pavilion
石粉石粉shi2 fen3
talcum powder
石峰区石峰區shi2 feng1 qu1
Shifeng district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
石敢当石敢當shi2 gan3 dang1
stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
石冈石岡shi2 gang1
Shihkang township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan
石冈乡石岡鄉shi2 gang1 xiang1
Shihkang township in Taichung county, 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan
石岗石崗shi2 gang3
Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
石膏石膏shi2 gao1
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster; plaster cast (for a broken bone)
石膏绷带石膏繃帶shi2 gao1 beng1 dai4
plaster cast
石膏墙板石膏牆板shi2 gao1 qiang2 ban3
drywall; gypsum wallboard; plasterboard
石工石工shi2 gong1
stonemasonry; stonemason
石鼓文石鼓文shi2 gu3 wen2
early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆
石拐区石拐區shi2 guai3 qu1
Shiguai district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市, Inner Mongolia
石棺石棺shi2 guan1
sarcophagus
石磙石磙shi2 gun3
stone roller
石河子石河子shi2 he2 zi3
Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang
石河子市石河子市shi2 he2 zi3 shi4
Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang
石虎石虎shi2 hu3
Shi Hu
石花菜石花菜shi2 hua1 cai4
seaweed (Gelidium amansii); Japanese Isinglass
石化石化shi2 hua4
to petrify; petrochemical industry
石化厂石化廠shi2 hua4 chang3
petroleum plant; refinery
石灰石灰shi2 hui1
lime (calcium oxide)
石灰华石灰華shi2 hui1 hua2
travertine (geology); tufa (a type of banded marble)
石灰石石灰石shi2 hui1 shi2
limestone
石灰岩石灰岩shi2 hui1 yan2
limestone
石鸡石雞shi2 ji1
(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
石家庄石家莊shi2 jia1 zhuang1
Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省 in north China
石家庄地区石家莊地區shi2 jia1 zhuang1 di4 qu1
Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei
石家庄市石家莊市shi2 jia1 zhuang1 shi4
Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省 in north China
石匠石匠shi2 jiang4
stonemason
石匠痨石匠癆shi2 jiang4 lao2
silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病
石阶石階shi2 jie1
stone step
石蜐石蜐shi2 jie2
goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)
石井石井shi2 jing3
Ishii (Japanese surname)
石景山石景山shi2 jing3 shan1
Mt Shijing in 珠海市, Guangdong; Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
石景山区石景山區shi2 jing3 shan1 qu1
Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
石咀山石咀山shi2 ju3 shan1
Shijushan or Shizuishan (place name); variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山, prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
石咀山区石咀山區shi2 ju3 shan1 qu1
variant of 石嘴山區|石嘴山区; Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
石咀山市石咀山市shi2 ju3 shan1 shi4
variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市, prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
石刻石刻shi2 ke4
stone inscription; carved stone
石窟石窟shi2 ku1
rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
石库门石庫門shi2 ku4 men2
"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
石块石塊shi2 kuai4
stone; rock
石蜡石蠟shi2 la4
paraffin wax
石勒石勒shi2 le4
Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵 (319-350)
石林石林shi2 lin2
Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan
石林风景区石林風景區shi2 lin2 feng1 jing3 qu1
Petrified forest scenic area in Shilin Yi autonomous county 石林彞族自治縣|石林彝族自治县 in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan
石林县石林縣shi2 lin2 xian4
Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan
石林彝族自治县石林彞族自治縣shi2 lin2 yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan
石鲮鱼石鯪魚shi2 ling2 yu2
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
石榴石榴shi2 liu5
pomegranate
石榴石石榴石shi2 liu5 shi2
garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
石榴树石榴樹shi2 liu5 shu4
pomegranate tree
石榴子石榴子shi2 liu5 zi3
pomegranate seeds; pomegranate arils
石龙石龍shi2 long2
Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市, Henan
石龙区石龍區shi2 long2 qu1
Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市, Henan
石龙子石龍子shi2 long2 zi5
skink; lizard
石楼石樓shi2 lou2
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
石楼县石樓縣shi2 lou2 xian4
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
石门石門shi2 men2
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
石门县石門縣shi2 men2 xian4
Shimen county in Changde 常德, Hunan
石门乡石門鄉shi2 men2 xiang1
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
石绵石綿shi2 mian2
asbestos
石棉石棉shi2 mian2
Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
石棉石棉shi2 mian2
asbestos
石棉瓦石棉瓦shi2 mian2 wa3
asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)
石棉县石棉縣shi2 mian2 xian4
Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
石墨石墨shi2 mo4
black lead; graphite; plumbago
石磨石磨shi2 mo4
grindstone
石末沉着病石末沉著病shi2 mo4 chen2 zhuo2 bing4
silicosis (occupational disease of miners); grinder's disease; also written 矽末病
石末肺石末肺shi2 mo4 fei4
silicosis; grinder's disease; also written 矽末病
石墨气冷堆石墨氣冷堆shi2 mo4 qi4 leng3 dui1
gas-graphite reactor
石墨烯石墨烯shi2 mo4 xi1
graphene
石南属石南屬shi2 nan2 shu3
heather
石南树石南樹shi2 nan2 shu4
heath
石脑油石腦油shi2 nao3 you2
naphtha
石弩石弩shi2 nu3
catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
石女石女shi2 nv3
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
石片石片shi2 pian4
slab
石屏石屏shi2 ping2
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
石屏县石屏縣shi2 ping2 xian4
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
石破天惊石破天驚shi2 po4 tian1 jing1
earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
石砌石砌shi2 qi4
stone steps
石器石器shi2 qi4
stone tool; stone implement
石器时代石器時代shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4
Stone Age
石阡石阡shi2 qian1
Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区, Guizhou
石阡县石阡縣shi2 qian1 xian4
Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区, Guizhou
石青石青shi2 qing1
azurite; copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2; azure blue
石渠石渠shi2 qu2
stone channel (e.g. drain)
石渠石渠shi2 qu2
Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet); name of several historical figures
石渠阁石渠閣shi2 qu2 ge2
cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经 as state canon
石渠阁议石渠閣議shi2 qu2 ge2 yi4
cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经 as state canon
石渠县石渠縣shi2 qu2 xian4
Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
石泉石泉shi2 quan2
Shiquan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
石泉县石泉縣shi2 quan2 xian4
Shiquan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
石雀石雀shi2 que4
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
石蕊石蕊shi2 rui3
reindeer moss; litmus (chemistry)
石蕊试纸石蕊試紙shi2 rui3 shi4 zhi3
litmus paper (chemistry)
石狮石獅shi2 shi1
Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州, Fujian
石狮石獅shi2 shi1
see 石獅子|石狮子
石狮市石獅市shi2 shi1 shi4
Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州, Fujian
石狮子石獅子shi2 shi1 zi5
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
石屎石屎shi2 shi3
concrete
石屎森林石屎森林shi2 shi3 sen1 lin2
concrete jungle
石首石首shi2 shou3
Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei
石首市石首市shi2 shou3 shi4
Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei
石松石鬆shi2 song1
Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)
石蒜石蒜shi2 suan4
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
石笋石筍shi2 sun3
stalagmite
石台石臺shi2 tai2
Shitai county in Chizhou 池州, Anhui
石台县石臺縣shi2 tai2 xian4
Shitai county in Chizhou 池州, Anhui
石炭石炭shi2 tan4
coal (arch.)
石炭纪石炭紀shi2 tan4 ji4
Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
石炭井石炭井shi2 tan4 jing3
Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区 of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市, Ningxia
石炭井区石炭井區shi2 tan4 jing3 qu1
Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区 of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市, Ningxia
石炭酸石炭酸shi2 tan4 suan1
phenol C6H5OH; same as 苯酚
石炭系石炭系shi2 tan4 xi4
carboniferous system; coal measure (geology)
石涛石濤shi2 tao1
Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet
石田石田shi2 tian2
Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)
石田芳夫石田芳夫shi2 tian2 fang1 fu1
Ishida Yoshio (1948-), Japanese Go player
石庭石庭shi2 ting2
rock garden
石投大海石投大海shi2 tou2 da4 hai3
to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea; to vanish forever without trace
石头石頭shi2 tou5
stone
石头、剪子、布石頭、剪子、布shi2 tou5 - jian3 zi5 - bu4
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
石头火锅石頭火鍋shi2 tou5 huo3 guo1
claypot (used in cooking)
石头记石頭記shi2 tou5 ji4
The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦
石硪石硪shi2 wo4
flat stone with ropes attached, used to ram the ground
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
石柱县石柱縣shi2 zhu4 xian4
Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
石状石狀shi2 zhuang4
stony
石子儿石子兒shi2 zi3 er5
cobble
石嘴山石嘴山shi2 zui3 shan1
Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
石嘴山区石嘴山區shi2 zui3 shan1 qu1
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
石嘴山市石嘴山市shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4
Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
石作石作shi2 zuo4
masonry workshop
史前石桌史前石桌shi3 qian2 shi2 zhuo1
menhir; prehistoric stone table
试金石試金石shi4 jin1 shi2
touchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine
熟石膏熟石膏shu2 shi2 gao1
plaster of Paris; calcined gypsum
熟石灰熟石灰shu2 shi2 hui1
slaked lime; hydrated lime
水滴石穿水滴石穿shui3 di1 shi2 chuan1
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
水落石出水落石出shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
水磨石水磨石shui3 mo2 shi2
terrazzo
斯通亨治石栏斯通亨治石欄si1 tong1 heng1 zhi4 shi2 lan2
Stonehenge stone circle
斯托肯立石圈斯托肯立石圈si1 tuo1 ken3 li4 shi2 quan1
Stonehenge stone circle
四大石窟四大石窟si4 da4 shi2 ku1
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟 at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟 at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟 at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟 at Tianshui, Gansu
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside; to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
太石村太石村tai4 shi2 cun1
Taishi village (in Guangdong province)
天惊石破天驚石破tian1 jing1 shi2 po4
see 石破天驚|石破天惊
天青石天青石tian1 qing1 shi2
lapis lazuli
铁矿石鐵礦石tie3 kuang4 shi2
iron ore
铁石鐵石tie3 shi2
iron and stone
铁石心肠鐵石心腸tie3 shi2 xin1 chang2
to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling
投井下石投井下石tou2 jing3 xia4 shi2
to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投石问路投石問路tou2 shi2 wen4 lu4
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom); fig. to test the waters
土耳其石土耳其石tu3 er3 qi2 shi2
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
土石流土石流tu3 shi2 liu2
(Tw) debris flow; mudslide
王安石王安石wang2 an1 shi2
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
望夫石望夫石wang4 fu1 shi2
Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田, Hong Kong
文石文石wen2 shi2
aragonite (geology)
熹平石经熹平石經xi1 ping2 shi2 jing1
Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
锡石錫石xi1 shi2
tin oxide SnO2; cassiterite; tinstone
吸铁石吸鐵石xi1 tie3 shi2
a magnet; same as 磁鐵|磁铁
细磨刀石細磨刀石xi4 mo4 dao1 shi2
whetstone (for honing knives)
夏目漱石夏目漱石xia4 mu4 shu4 shi2
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
硝石硝石xiao1 shi2
niter; saltpeter; potassium nitrate KNO3
消石灰消石灰xiao1 shi2 hui1
calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2; slaked lime
斜长石斜長石xie2 chang2 shi2
plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
新石器新石器xin1 shi2 qi4
Neolithic
新石器时代新石器時代xin1 shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4
Neolithic Era
玄石玄石xuan2 shi2
magnetite Fe3O4
雪佛龙石油公司雪佛龍石油公司xue3 fo2 long2 shi2 you2 gong1 si1
Chevron Corporation
牙克石牙克石ya2 ke4 shi2
Yakeshi county level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
牙克石市牙克石市ya2 ke4 shi2 shi4
Yakeshi county level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
岩石岩石yan2 shi2
rock
岩石层岩石層yan2 shi2 ceng2
rock stratum
岩石圈岩石圈yan2 shi2 quan1
lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth)
岩石学岩石學yan2 shi2 xue2
petrology; lithology; study of rocks
砚石硯石yan4 shi2
ink stone; ink slab
耶律大石耶律大石ye1 lv4 da4 shi2
Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼|西辽 in Central Asia
液化石油气液化石油氣ye4 hua4 shi2 you2 qi4
liquefied petroleum gas
一石二鸟一石二鳥yi1 shi2 er4 niao3
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
以卵击石以卵擊石yi3 luan3 ji1 shi2
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
英国石油英國石油ying1 guo2 shi2 you2
British Petroleum, BP
英国石油公司英國石油公司ying1 guo2 shi2 you2 gong1 si1
British Petroleum, BP
英石英石ying1 shi2
ornamental limestone made in Yingde, Guangdong
萤石螢石ying2 shi2
fluorite CaF2; fluorspar; fluor
硬石膏硬石膏ying4 shi2 gao1
anhydrite CaSO4
玉石玉石yu4 shi2
precious stones; jade and stone
礜石礜石yu4 shi2
arsenic ore; arsenopiryte FeAsS
玉石俱焚玉石俱焚yu4 shi2 ju4 fen2
to burn both jade and common stone; to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
圆石头圓石頭yuan2 shi2 tou5
boulder
月光石月光石yue4 guang1 shi2
moonstone
云冈石窟雲岡石窟yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1
Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
云石斑鸭雲石斑鴨yun2 shi2 ban1 ya1
(bird species of China) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
陨石隕石yun3 shi2
meteorite; aerolite
凿石场鑿石場zao2 shi2 chang3
rock quarry
皂石皂石zao4 shi2
soapstone
哲人石哲人石zhe2 ren2 shi2
philosopher's stone
赭石赭石zhe3 shi2
ocher (pigment)
柘榴石柘榴石zhe4 liu2 shi2
garnet
枕石漱流枕石漱流zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion); a frugal life (idiom)
正长石正長石zheng4 chang2 shi2
orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)