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

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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

Word Info

Pinyinshā zi
Meaningsand
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

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
    • 4.

    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
    huan欢
    zài在
    hǎi海
    tān滩
    shàng
    hái孩
    zi子
    men们
    zài在
    shā沙
    tān滩
    shàng上
    wán玩
    shā
    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
    上
    wán玩
    shā沙
    zi子
    。
    The children like to play with sand on the beach.
    沙
    zi子
    。
    The children are playing with sand on the beach.
    。
    The sand in the water has settled.
    子
    lǐ里
    。
    I buried the toy in the sand.