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

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Character Breakdown

沙 • shā • sand; fine, granular particles

shā沙

sand; fine, granular particles

子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

zi子

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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Pinyinshā zi

Meaningsand

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 5

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More common words that include characters from 沙子.

Words with 沙

沙发shā fāsofa
沙滩shā tānbeach
沙漠shā mòdesert
沙龙shā lóngsalon / gathering
风沙fēng shāSandstorm / Drifting sand
沙丘shā qiūsand dune
沙包shā bāosandbag; punching bag
沙哑shā yǎhoarse; husky

Words with 子

儿子ér zison
杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
桌子zhuō zitable
椅子yǐ zichair

妻子

qī zi

wife

孩子hái zichild; children

本子běn zibook

个子gè ziheight; stature

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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

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

玩

shā沙

zi子

。

The children like to play with sand on the beach.

zi

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.