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沙子 (shā zi): Sand (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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沙子 consists of 2 characters.

sand; fine, granular particles

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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Pinyinshā zi

Meaningsand

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 5

SyntaxNoun

Word沙子

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Example Sentences with 沙子

bú不

yào要

zài在

miàn面

fěn粉

lǐ里

chān搀

zá杂

shā沙

zi子

。

Don't mix sand into the flour

hái孩

zi子

men们

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

hǎi海

tān滩

shàng上

wán

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

shā沙

tān滩

shàng上

wán玩

shā沙

zi

shuǐ水

lǐ里

de的

shā沙

zi子

chén沉

diàn淀

le了

。

wǒ我

bǎ把

wán玩

jù具

mái埋

cáng藏

zài在

shā沙

zi子

shā沙

zi子

de的

kē颗

lì粒

hěn很

xì细

，

mō摸

qǐ

玩

shā沙

zi子

。

The children like to play with sand on the beach.

子

。

The children are playing with sand on the beach.

The sand in the water has settled.

lǐ

里

。

I buried the toy in the sand.

起

lái来

hěn很

róu柔

ruǎn软

。

The sand particles are very fine and feel soft to the touch.

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沙砾shā lì
沙鸥shā ōu

Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
本子běn ziHSK 2
个子

gè zi

HSK 3