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Jyutping saa1 zi2
Pinyin shā zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sand
  2. grit
  3. CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    grain; grit; granule
  2. noun
    sand
    • 孩子們在海灘邊用沙子堆砌城堡。
      孩子们在海滩边用沙子堆砌城堡。
      hái zi men zài hǎi tān biān yòng shā zi duī qì chéng bǎo .
      The children are building sandcastles on the [edge of the] beach.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #609
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    孩子们在海滩边用沙子堆砌城堡。
    孩子們在海灘邊用沙子堆砌城堡。
    hái zi men zài hǎi tān biān yòng shā zi duī qì chéng bǎo 。
    • The children are building sand castles on the beach.
    • The children on the beach are building a sand castle.
  2. Mandarin
    海洋底部有沙子。
    海洋底部有沙子。
    hǎi yáng dǐ bù yǒu shā zi 。
    • There is sand at the bottom of the ocean.
  3. Mandarin
    孩子们正在海滩上用沙子堆沙堡。
    孩子們正在海灘上用沙子堆沙堡。
    hái zi men zhèng zài hǎi tān shàng yòng shā zi duī shā bǎo 。
    • Kids are building sand castles on the beach.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆弯下腰,捧起了一把沙子。
    湯姆彎下腰,捧起了一把沙子。
    tāng mǔ wān xià yāo , pěng qǐ le yī bǎ shā zi 。
    • Tom bent down and picked up a handful of sand.
    • Tom bent down and scooped up some sand.
  5. Mandarin
    他把头埋到了沙子里,像一头鸵鸟一样。
    他把頭埋到了沙子裡,像一頭鴕鳥一樣。
    tā bǎ tóu mái dào liǎo shā zi lǐ , xiàng yī tóu tuó niǎo yī yàng 。
    • He hides his head in the sand, like an ostrich.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    孩子们在海滩边用沙子堆砌城堡。
    孩子們在海灘邊用沙子堆砌城堡。
    hái zi men zài hǎi tān biān yòng shā zi duī qì chéng bǎo .
    • The children are building sandcastles on the [edge of the] beach.
    • The children are building sandcastles on the beach.