"grains of sand" Chinese-English Dictionary

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沙砾 沙礫 shā lì grains of sand syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
政府间谷物小组 政府間谷物小組 Intergovernmental Group on Grains / IGG on Grains
聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom) / by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity / many a mickle makes a muckle syn
恒河沙数 恆河沙數 héng hé shā shù countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom) syn
聚沙成塔 jù shā - chéng tǎ lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom) / fig. many little things add up to sth great syn
沙盘 沙盤 shā pán sand table (military) / 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc) / sand tray (on which to write characters) syn
沙包 shā bāo sandbag / punching bag (trad. filled with sand) / sand dune / footbag / hacky sack syn
海砂 hǎi shā sea sand (sand of the ocean floor or seashore)
五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants / all crops / all grains / oats, peas, beans and barley syn
粗粮 粗糧 cū liáng coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc) syn
薏仁 yì rén grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
薏米 yì mǐ grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc syn
grain / granule / pellet / particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc) syn
grains in distilled liquor
常衡制 cháng héng zhì Avoirdupois Weight, a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
百谷 百穀 bǎi gǔ all the grains / every kind of cereal crop
1995年国际谷物协定 1995年國際谷物協定 International Grains Agreement 1995
1967年国际谷物协定 1967年國際谷物協定 International Grains Arrangement, 1967
1995年谷物贸易公约 1995年谷物貿易公約 Grains Trade Convention, 1995
国际谷物理事会 國際谷物理事會 International Grains Council
粮食、谷物 糧食、谷物 food grains
苡米 yǐ mǐ grains of Job's tears plant 薏苡[yi4 yi3]
金衡 jīn héng troy weight, system of weights for precious metals and gemstones based on the 12-ounce pound (or 5,760 grains)
六陈 六陳 liù chén food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
膨化 péng huà to pop (corn into popcorn) / to puff (grains, legumes etc)
沙子 shā zi sand / grit / CL:粒[li4],把[ba3] syn
风沙 風沙 fēng shā sand blown by wind / sandstorm
沙尘 沙塵 shā chén airborne sand and dust
沙尘暴 沙塵暴 shā chén bào sand and dust storm syn
沙地 shā dì sandy beach or river bank / sand dune / sandy land syn
磨砂 mó shā to scrub with an abrasive / to sand / frosted (e.g. glass)
沙丘 shā qiū sand dune / sandy hill syn
砂石 shā shí sandstone / sand and stone / aggregate syn
沙石 shā shí sand and stones
沙漏 shā lòu hourglass / sand filter
沙粒 shā lì grain of sand
沙袋 shā dài sandbag / punching bag (trad. filled with sand) syn
细沙 細沙 xì shā fine sand
砂子 shā zi sand syn
掩耳盗铃 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) syn
沙坑 shā kēng sandbox / jumping pit (athletics) / sand trap, bunker (golf)
骨料 gǔ liào aggregate (sand or gravel used in concrete 混凝土)
沙雕 沙鵰 shā diāo sand sculpture
泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià mud and sand flow together (idiom) / good and bad mingle syn
散沙 sǎn shā scattered sand / fig. lacking in cohesion or organization
射影 shè yǐng (geometry) projection / (Chinese mythology) creature that spits sand to make people ill
油砂 yóu shā oil sand (mining)
shā granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia syn
shā sand / gravel / granule / variant of 沙[sha1] syn
bastard carp / sand perch syn
一盘散沙 一盤散沙 yī pán sǎn shā lit. like a sheet of loose sand / fig. unable to cooperate (idiom) syn
漏脯充饥 漏脯充飢 lòu fǔ chōng jī to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom) / mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
闭目塞听 閉目塞聽 bì mù sè tīng to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears / out of touch with reality / to bury one's head in the sand syn
三合土 sān hé tǔ traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand) syn
含沙量 hán shā liàng sand content / quantity of sediment (carried by a river)
采砂场 採砂場 cǎi shā chǎng sandpit / sand quarry
沙坑杆 沙坑桿 shā kēng gān sand wedge (golf)
沙坝 沙壩 shā bà a sandbank / a sand bar
沙画 沙畫 shā huà sand picture
流动性大沙漠 流動性大沙漠 liú dòng xìng dà shā mò shifting sand dunes
海砂屋 hǎi shā wū house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand
滤砂 濾砂 lǜ shā filter sand
(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake
玻璃砂 bō li shā siliceous sand (geology)
硅沙 guī shā silicon sand
输沙量 輸沙量 shū shā liàng quantity of sand (transported by a river) / sediment content
锆英砂 鋯英砂 gào yīng shā zircon sand (zirconium ore)
防风固沙 防風固沙 fáng fēng gù shā sand break (in desert environment)
铁嘴沙鸻 鐵嘴沙鴴 tiě zuǐ shā héng (bird species of China) greater sand plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii)
白蛉 bái líng sand fly
出砂 chū shā produced sand
鸵鸟政策 鴕鳥政策 tuó niǎo zhèng cè ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
沙盘推演 沙盤推演 shā pán tuī yǎn to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom) / to rehearse a planned action or activity / to conduct a dry run
崖沙燕 yá shā yàn (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
蒙古沙鸻 蒙古沙鴴 měng gǔ shā héng (bird species of China) Siberian sand plover (Anarhynchus mongolus)
虾线 蝦線 xiā xiàn digestive tract of a shrimp / sand vein
浮尘 浮塵 fú chén dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface) / large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm syn
折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom) / fig. reminder of a fierce battle / remnants of a disastrous defeat
亚洲梨 亞洲梨 yà zhōu lí Asian pear / sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā - jiǎn jīn lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff syn
掺沙子 摻沙子 chān shā zi to mix in some sand (e.g. when making concrete) / (fig.) to place outsiders into a monolithic group (to infiltrate or disrupt it etc)
水梨 shuǐ lí Asian pear / sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
沙梨 shā lí Asian pear / sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
滩头 灘頭 tān tóu beach / sand bank syn
砂梨 shā lí Asian pear / sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
苹果梨 蘋果梨 píng guǒ lí Asian pear / sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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