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沙子 (shā zi): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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

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Character Breakdown

沙子 consists of 2 characters.

sand; fine, granular particles

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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

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shuǐ水

lǐ里

de的

shā沙

zi子

chén沉

diàn淀

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.

le了

。

The sand in the water has settled.

wǒ我

bǎ把

wán玩

jù具

mái埋

cáng藏

zài在

shā沙

zi子

lǐ里

。

I buried the toy in the sand.

shā沙

zi子

de的

kē颗

lì粒

hěn很

xì细

，

mō摸

qǐ起

lái来

hěn很

róu柔

ruǎn软

。

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

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沙子.

Words with 沙

沙发shā fāHSK 4
沙滩shā tān
沙漠shā mò
沙砾shā lì
沙鸥shā ōu
沙龙shā lóng
风沙fēng shā

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
个子gè ziHSK 3
句子jù ziHSK 3