岩石 meaning in English

yánshí

(geology) rock

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 岩石

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yánshí

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他tā的de头tóu撞zhuàng到dào了le一yī块kuài岩yán石shí。

He hit his head against a rock.

从cóng远yuǎn处chù看kàn，岩yán石shí像xiàng一yī张zhāng人rén的de脸liǎn。

Seen at a distance, the rock looks like a human face.

一yī块kuài岩yán石shí从cóng上shàng面miàn落là下xià。

A rock fell from above.

浪làng拍pāi在zài岩yán石shí上shàng。

The waves crashed against the rocks.

海hǎi底dǐ的de岩yán石shí缝fèng里lǐ藏cáng着zhe一yī只zhī章zhāng鱼yú。

The crevice in the boulder on the ocean floor conceals an octopus.

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Words that share a character with 岩石.

石头	shítou	stone
石油	shíyóu	oil; petroleum
宝石	bǎoshí	precious stone; gem
化石	huàshí	fossil
钻石	zuànshí	diamond
陨石	yǔnshí	meteorite; aerolite
水落石出	shuǐluò-shíchū	(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); (fig.) the truth comes to light
礁石	jiāoshí	reef
石板	shíbǎn	slab; flagstone
石膏	shígāo	gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster
熔岩	róngyán	(geology) lava
巨石	jùshí	huge rock; boulder; monolith

What does 岩石 mean?

岩石 (yánshí) means "(geology) rock" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 岩石?

岩石 is made of 2 characters: 岩 (8 strokes), 石 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 岩石 an HSK word?

Yes. 岩石 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.