石头 | shí tou | stone / CL:塊|块[kuai4] |
宝石 | bǎo shí | precious stone; gem / CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1] |
核 | hé | pit / stone / nucleus / nuclear / to examine / to check / to verify |
一举两得 | yī jǔ liǎng dé | one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone |
基石 | jī shí | foundation stone; cornerstone / (fig.) basis; foundation |
珠宝 | zhū bǎo | pearls / jewels / precious stones |
鼎铛玉石 | dǐng chēng yù shí | lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine |
一箭双雕 | yī jiàn shuāng diāo | lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone |
垫脚石 | diàn jiǎo shí | stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career |
索尔兹伯里石环 | Suǒ ěr zī bó lǐ shí huán | Stonehenge / Salisbury stone circle |
云梯 | yún tī | (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain |
短距离 | duǎn jù lí | short distance / a stone's throw away |
提子 | tí zǐ | to capture stones (in Go) |
一石二鸟 | yī shí èr niǎo | to kill two birds with one stone (idiom) |
滴水穿石 | dī shuǐ chuān shí | 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. |
𬒈 | hú | (arch.) precious stone |
𬒈 | què | (arch.) large stone / boulder / hard |
盘陀 | pán tuó | twisted / spiral / uneven stones |
砚台 | yàn tái | ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1] |
石刻 | shí kè | stone inscription / carved stone |
塑像 | sù xiàng | to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process |
铺路 | pū lù | to pave (with paving stones) / to lay a road / (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth) / to give a present to sb to ensure success |
石器时代 | Shí qì Shí dài | Stone Age |
阶梯 | jiē tī | flight of steps / (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of |
采石场 | cǎi shí chǎng | stone pit / quarry |