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石头

shí tou

stone

Usage note

石头”是自然界中常见的硬块,大小形状不同。小朋友可以在公园或河边找到各种石头

“shí tou” shì zì rán jiè zhōng cháng jiàn de yìng kuài, dà xiǎo xíng zhuàng bù tóng. xiǎo péng yǒu kě yǐ zài gōng yuán huò hé biān zhǎo dào gè zhǒng shí tou.

"Stone" is a common hard block in nature, with different sizes and shapes. Children can find various stones in parks or by rivers.

Context note

石头有很多用途,比如用来铺路、建房子,还可以做装饰。注意不要扔石头,会伤到人。

shí tou yǒu hěn duō yòng tú, bǐ rú yòng lái pū lù, jiàn fáng zi, hái kě yǐ zuò zhuāng shì. zhù yì bù yào rēng shí tou, huì shāng dào rén.

Stones have many uses, such as paving roads, building houses, and making decorations. Be careful not to throw stones, as they can hurt people.

5 examples

我在河边捡到一块圆圆的石头
wǒ zài hé biān jiǎn dào yí kuài yuán yuán de shí tou。
I found a round stone by the river.
这块石头很重,我搬不动。
zhè kuài shí tou hěn zhòng, wǒ bān bú dòng。
This stone is very heavy, I can't move it.
我们用石头搭了一个小塔。
wǒ men yòng shí tou dā le yí gè xiǎo tǎ。
We built a small tower with stones.
石头可以用来画画,很有趣。
shí tou kě yǐ yòng lái huà huà, hěn yǒu qù。
Stones can be used for painting, it's very fun.
小心,不要被石头绊倒。
xiǎo xīn, bú yào bèi shí tou bàn dǎo。
Be careful, don't trip over the stone.

5 mini stories

小丽在花园里发现了一块漂亮的石头
xiǎo lì zài huā yuán lǐ fā xiàn le yí kuài piào liang de shí tou。
Xiao Li found a beautiful stone in the garden.
她把石头洗干净,放在书桌上当装饰。
tā bǎ shí tou xǐ gān jìng, fàng zài shū zhuō shàng dàng zhuāng shì。
She washed the stone clean and put it on her desk as decoration.
小明用石头和沙子做了一个小城堡。
xiǎo míng yòng shí tou hé shā zi zuò le yí gè xiǎo chéng bǎo。
Xiao Ming made a small castle with stones and sand.
老师教我们用石头拼出动物的形状。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men yòng shí tou pīn chū dòng wù de xíng zhuàng。
The teacher taught us to use stones to form animal shapes.
小刚收集了很多不同颜色的石头
xiǎo gāng shōu jí le hěn duō bù tóng yán sè de shí tou。
Xiao Gang collected many stones of different colors.

Mini dialogue

捡石头

A
你在捡什么?
Nǐ zài jiǎn shénme?
What are you picking up?
B
我在捡漂亮的石头
Wǒ zài jiǎn piàoliang de shítou.
I'm picking up pretty stones.

石头路

A
这条路是用石头铺的吗?
Zhè tiáo lù shì yòng shítou pū de ma?
Is this road paved with stones?
B
是的,都是小石头
Shì de, dōu shì xiǎo shítou.
Yes, they are all small stones.

Related words and contrasts

similar
岩石
yán shí
rock

A larger stone

contrast
沙子
shā zi
sand

Tiny pieces of stone

related
yìng
hard

A property of stone

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