墓石 | mù shí | tombstone; gravestone |
夏目漱石 | Xià mù shù shí | Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelist |
大石桥 | Dà shí qiáo | Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 营口, Liaoning |
大石桥市 | Dà shí qiáo shì | Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 营口, Liaoning |
天青石 | tiān qīng shí | lapis lazuli |
太石村 | tài shí cūn | Taishi village (in Guangdong province) |
奠基石 | diàn jī shí | a foundation stone; a cornerstone |
安如磐石 | ān rú pán shí | as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses |
安石榴 | ān shí liú | pomegranate |
尖石 | Jiān shí | Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
尖石乡 | Jiān shí xiāng | Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
岩石圈 | yán shí quān | lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth) |
岩石学 | yán shí xué | petrology; lithology; study of rocks |
岩石层 | yán shí céng | rock stratum |
巨石 | jù shí | giant stone |
巨石柱群 | jù shí zhù qún | Stonehenge |
巨石阵 | jù shí zhèn | giant stone arrangement; Stonehenge |
慈石 | cí shí | magnetite Fe3O4 |
打火石 | dǎ huǒ shí | flint |
打制石器 | dǎ zhì shí qì | a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement |
投井下石 | tóu jǐng xià shí | to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down |
采石场 | cǎi shí chǎng | stone pit; quarry |
搬石头砸自己的脚 | bān shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo | to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom) |
摸石头过河 | mō shí tou guò hé | lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones; improvise by trial-and-error; move cautiously |
敦煌石窟 | Dūn huáng shí kū | Dunhuang caves in Gansu; refers to Mogao caves 莫高石窟 |
文石 | wén shí | aragonite (geology) |
斜长石 | xié cháng shí | plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar) |
斯托肯立石圈 | Sī tuō kěn lì shí quān | Stonehenge stone circle |
斯通亨治石栏 | Sī tōng hēng zhì shí lán | Stonehenge stone circle |
新石器 | Xīn shí qì | Neolithic |
普通角闪石 | pǔ tōng jiǎo shǎn shí | hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole) |
月光石 | yuè guāng shí | moonstone |
望夫石 | wàng fū shí | Amah Rock |
木人石心 | mù rén shí xīn | lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom); fig. heartless |
东石 | Dōng shí | Dongshi or Tungshih township in Chiayi county 嘉义县, west Taiwan |
东石乡 | Dōng shí xiāng | Dongshi or Tungshih township in Chiayi county 嘉义县, west Taiwan |
松化石 | sōng huà shí | turquoise; also written 松石 |
松石 | sōng shí | turquoise; tophus (fully hydrated copper-aluminium phosphate) |
枕石漱流 | zhěn shí shù liú | to live a hermit's life (in seclusion); a frugal life (idiom) |
柘榴石 | zhè liú shí | garnet |
正长石 | zhēng cháng shí | orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar) |
氟石 | fú shí | fluorite CaF2; fluorspar; fluor |
水滴石穿 | shuǐ dī shí chuān | dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. |
水落石出 | shuǐ luò shí chū | As the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light; When facts are known, doubts dissipate.; Murder will out.; Name of a CCTV soap opera set in police station |
河卵石 | hé luǎn shí | pebble |
泉石膏肓 | quán shí gāo huāng | lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery |
泥石流 | ní shí liú | landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide |
活化石 | huó huà shí | living fossil |
海枯石烂 | hǎi kū shí làn | lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft; forever; 'till the end of time |
液化石油气 | yè huà shí yóu qì | liquefied petroleum gas |