化
石

Fossil in Chinese: 化石 (huà shí)

huà shí

fossil

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化
石

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 科学家在山里发现了古老的化石。

    kē xué jiā zài shān lǐ fā xiàn le gǔ lǎo de huà shí。

    Scientists found ancient fossils in the mountains.

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Related words

化

huà

to make into

变化

biàn huà

(intransitive) to change

文化

wén huà

culture

化学

huà xué

chemistry

融化

róng huà

to melt

石头

shí tou

stone

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

石油

shí yóu

oil

宝石

bǎo shí

precious stone

进化

jìn huà

evolution

转化

zhuǎn huà

to change

化解

huà jiě

to dissolve

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