钻
石

Diamond in Chinese: 钻石 (zuàn shí)

zuàn shí

diamond

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鑽石1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1diamond

Stroke order

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钻
石

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄢˋ

zuàn

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

钻石

Simplified

鑽石

Traditional

Example sentences

See 钻石 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这枚钻石戒指很昂贵。

    zhè méi zuàn shí jiè zhǐ hěn áng guì。

    This diamond ring is very expensive.

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Related words

钻

zuàn

an auger

石头

shí tou

stone

石油

shí yóu

oil

宝石

bǎo shí

precious stone

化石

huà shí

fossil

礁石

jiāo shí

reef

岩石

yán shí

rock

陨石

yǔn shí

meteorite

钻研

zuān yán

to study meticulously

钻空子

zuān kòng zi

to take advantage of a loophole

水落石出

shuǐ luò shí chū

as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

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