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Shí- surname Shi
dàn- dry measure for grain equal to ten dou
- ten pecks
- one hundred liters
shí- rock
- stone
- stone inscription
- one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
luànshí- rocks
- stones
- rubble
- riprap
gōngdàn- hectoliter
- quintal
huàshí- fossil
luǎnshí- cobble
- pebble
qiáoshí- Qiao Shi (Chinese leadership contender)
shí- cornerstone
shí- tombstone
- gravestone
bǎoshí- precious stone
- gem
- CL:[mei2],|[ke1]
Jiānshí- Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
yánshí- rock
shí- huge rock
- boulder
- monolith
shí- magnetite Fe3O4
wénshí- aragonite (geology)
Dōngshí- Dongshi or Tungshih township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
sōngshí- turquoise (gemstone)
zhùshí- pillar
shí- fluorite CaF2
- fluorspar
- fluor
shāshí- sand and stones
fèishí- zeolite
shí- pumice
nièshí- alumen
- alunite (TCM)
huáshí- talc
shí- a dripstone (geology)
- stalactites and stalagmites
huǒshí- flint (stone)
suìshí- flint
xuánshí- magnetite Fe3O4
shí- precious stones
- jade and stone
zàoshí- soapstone
pánshí- variant of [pan2 shi2]
shízuò- masonry workshop
shíxiàng- stone statue
shíxíng- stoning (execution method)
shí- stone inscription
- carved stone
Shí- Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵 (319-350)
shíhuà- to petrify
- petrochemical industry
shíjiàng- stonemason
shíyìn- lithography
- lithographic printing
shí- stone tool
- stone implement
Shíchéng- Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
shíkuài- stone
- rock
shí- black lead
- graphite
- plumbago
shí- female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
shíshǐ- concrete
Shípíng- Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Shígāng- Shihkang township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
ShíGǎng- Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
shígōng- stonemasonry
- stonemason
shítíng- rock garden
shí- catapult
- ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
shíbǎn- slab
- flagstone
- slate
Shílín- Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan
Shízhù- Shizhu Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing
shízhù- stela
- upright stone
- obelisk
Shímián- Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
shímián- asbestos
shíguān- sarcophagus
shíliu- pomegranate
Shílóu- Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
shíyóu- oil
- petroleum
Shíquán- Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
shídòng- cave
- cavern
Shí- Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
- name of several historical figures
shí- stone channel (e.g. drain)
shízhā- gravel
ShíTāo- Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet
shíhuī- lime (calcium oxide)
shítàn- coal (arch.)
shípiàn- slab
shízhuàng- stony
Shíshī- Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
shíshī- see 獅子|狮子[shi2 shi1 zi5]
shí- stone steps
shí- flat stone with ropes attached, used to ram the ground
Shídìng- Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
shíbēi- stele
- stone tablet (for inscription)
- CL:[fang1]
shígǔn- stone roller
shí- grindstone
shí- rock cave
- grotto
- cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
shízhú- China pink
- Dianthus chinensis (botany)
shísǔn- stalagmite
shífěn- talcum powder
shíxià- a crack in a rock
shígāo- gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
- plaster
- plaster cast (for a broken bone)
Shítái- Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui
ShíFǎng- Marble Boat, famous pavilion
shíyīng- quartz
shísuàn- red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
shíruǐ- reindeer moss
- litmus (chemistry)
Shí- Shi Hu
shíjié- goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)
shí- paraffin wax
shízhì- stony
Shímén- Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Shíqiān- Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
shíjiē- stone step
shíquè- (Chinese bird species) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
shídiāo- stone carving
- carved sculpture
shí- (Chinese bird species) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
shíqīng- azurite
- copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2
- azure blue
shítou- stone
- CL:|[kuai4]
Shíshǒu- Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei
shísōng- Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)
shíyán- rock salt
Dàn- Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan
Shílóng- Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 shi4], Henan
gānshí- waste rock (mining)
- gangue (worthless minerals mixed in with coal or ore)
shāshí- sandstone
- sand and stone
- aggregate
biānshí- stone needle used in acupuncture
guīshí- siliceous rock
xiāoshí- niter
- saltpeter
- potassium nitrate KNO3
yànshí- ink stone
- ink slab
suìshí- crushed or broken rock, stone etc
bēishí- stele
- vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions
shí- magnet
Pánshí- Panshi county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
pánshí- boulder
zhuānshí- brick
shí- whetstone
- millstone
línshí- muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
- Muscovitum
jiāoshí- reef
lèishí- (old) stones that can be rolled down onto an attacking enemy
shí- arsenic ore
- arsenopiryte FeAsS
kuàngshí- ore
shí- gravel
- pebbles
jiéshí- calculus
- stone
měishí- precious stone
- jewel
màishí- veinstone (stone containing a vein of precious metal)
dǎnshí- gallstone
huāshí- marble
yīngshí- ornamental limestone made in Yingde, Guangdong
luòshí- falling stone
zhìshí- vermiculite
yíngshí- fluorite CaF2
- fluorspar
- fluor
pánshí- variant of [pan2 shi2]
zhěshí- ocher (pigment)
huīshí- pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals)
- augite
jīnshí- metal and stone
- fig. hard objects
- inscription on metal or bronze
gàoshí- zircon (colored crystal of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4)
shí- tin oxide SnO2
- cassiterite
- tinstone
tiěshí- iron and stone
zuànshí- diamond
- CL:|[ke1]
chángshí- stone beam
- horizontal slab of stone
- feldspar or felspar (geology)
shǎnshí- amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
yǔnshí- meteorite
- aerolite
- CL:|[kuai4],|[ke1]
shí- Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liang2 shi4], Shanxi 山西
Língshí- Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
qīngshí- bluestone
- limestone (colloquial)
Huángshí- Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei
Zhōngshíhuà- China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
- abbr. for 中國油化工股份有限公司|中国油化工股份有限公司
guāngshí- carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
bīngjīngshí- cryolite
Bīngzhōushí- Iceland spar
huàshíqún- fossil assemblage
tiěshí- a magnet
- same as 磁鐵|磁铁
zhérénshí- philosopher's stone
yuánshítou- boulder
shíliú- (Tw) debris flow
- mudslide
diànjiǎoshí- stepping stone
- fig. person used to advance one's career
shí- marble
shíqiáo- Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning
shí- (Chinese bird species) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
shíhéng- (Chinese bird species) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
tiānqīngshí- lapis lazuli
tàishícūn- Taishi village (in Guangdong province)
diànshí- a foundation stone
- a cornerstone
ānshíliú- pomegranate
Jiānshíxiāng- Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
yánshíquān- lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth)
yánshíxué- petrology
- lithology
- study of rocks
yánshícéng- rock stratum
shízhèn- giant stone arrangement
- Stonehenge
huǒshí- flint
cǎishíchǎng- stone pit
- quarry
xiéchángshí- plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
Xīnshí- Neolithic
fāngjiěshí- calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
yuèguāngshí- moonstone
WàngShí- Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[Sha1 tian2], Hong Kong
Dōngshíxiāng- Dongshi or Tungshih township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
sōnghuàshí- turquoise (gemstone)
- also written
zhèliúshí- garnet
gǎnlǎnshí- olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
- peridot
Ōushíhéng- (Chinese bird species) Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
zhēngchángshí- orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)
shí- kryptonite
shuǐshí- terrazzo
luǎnshí- pebble
shíliú- landslide
- torrent of mud and stones
- mudslide
huóhuàshí- living fossil
xiāoshíhuī- calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
- slaked lime
duànshígāo- plaster of Paris
- calcined gypsum
méigānshí- waste rock (in coal mining)
shúshíhuī- slaked lime
- hydrated lime
shúshígāo- plaster of Paris
- calcined gypsum
shí- Yakeshi county level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
shí- monazite
WángĀnshí- Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
shēngshíhuī- calcium oxide CaO
- quicklime
shēngshígāo- gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
- plaster
fānshíliu- guava (fruit)
diécéngshí- stromatolite
báiliúshí- leucite
báiyúnshí- dolomite
shídiāobǎi- asparagus
shíhuàchǎng- petroleum plant
- refinery
shíjiàngláo- silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
- grinder's disease
- also written 矽末病
shínánshǔ- heather
shínánshù- heath
shīnánhuā- heather (Ericaceae)
Shíshān- Shijushan or Shizuishan (place name)
- variant of Shizuishan 嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
Shízuǐshān- Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
Shíchéngxiàn- Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
shír- cobble
Shíjiāzhuāng- Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] in north China
Shípíngxiàn- Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Shígāngxiāng- Shihkang township in Taichung county, 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
Shífēng- Shifeng district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
shímén- "shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
Shíguǎi- Shiguai district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia
shígǎndāng- stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
shíbān- grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)
- also called
- Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
Shíjǐngshān- Mt Shijing in 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong
- Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
shífèi- silicosis
- grinder's disease
- also written 矽末病
shíbǎn- slate tile
shíbǎn- road or pavement laid with flagstones
Shílínxiàn- Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
Shízhùxiàn- Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
shímián- asbestos tiles
Shímiánxiàn- Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
shíliu- pomegranate seeds
- pomegranate arils
shíliushù- pomegranate tree
shíliushí- garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Shílóuxiàn- Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Shí- Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang
shíyóu- petroleum wax
shíyóu- petroleum ether
ShíquánXiàn- Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
Shíxiàn- Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
Shí- cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon
shíhuīyán- limestone
shíhuīshí- limestone
shíhuīhuá- travertine (geology)
- tufa (a type of banded marble)
Shítànjǐng- Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 qu1] of Shizuishan city 嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia
shítàn- carboniferous system
- coal measure (geology)
Shítàn- Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
shítànsuān- phenol C6H5OH
- same as 苯酚
shíshīzi- guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
Shíshīshì- Shishi county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
Shíkūn- Shi Yukun (probably c. 1810-c. 1871), Qing pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller
Shídìngxiāng- Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
shízhúshǔ- Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
shízhú- Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
shízhú- Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
shínǎoyóu- naphtha
Shítáixiàn- Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui
shíhuācài- seaweed (Gelidium amansii)
- Japanese Isinglass
shíyīngmài- quartz vein
shíyīngzhōng- quartz clock
shízhōng- stalactite
Shíménxiàn- Shimen county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
Shíménxiāng- Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Shíqiānxiàn- Siqian county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Shítou- The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4]
Shíshǒushì- Shishou county level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[Jing1 zhou1], Hubei
shílíng- pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
- scaly ant-eater
Dàn- Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan
shíwén- early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4]
Shílóng- Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 shi4], Henan
shílóngzi- skink
- lizard
guīhuīshí- wollastonite CaSiO3
yìngshígāo- anhydrite CaSO4
Pánshíshì- Panshi county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
Pánshíxiàn- Panshi county in Jilin
dāoshí- whetstone (for honing knives)
jiǎoshí- pumice stone
línhuīshí- apatite
- phosphatic limestone
línkuàngshí- phosphate
fěnshāshí- siltstone
hóngbǎoshí- ruby
shíyīng- amethyst
bànjiǎoshí- stumbling block
- obstacle
- someone who gets in your way
绿bǎoshí- beryl
绿sōngshí- turquoise (gemstone)
绿shí- chlorite (geology)
fānshí- (Chinese bird species) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
shènjiéshí- kidney stone
dǎnshízhèng- gallstone
dǎnjiéshí- gallstone
huāgāngshí- granite
Huāshíxiá- Huashixia town in Madoi county 瑪多縣|玛多县[Ma3 duo1 xian4] in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
cǎoshícán- Chinese artichoke
- Stachys sieboldii
JiǎngJièshí- Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), former Guomindang leader
JiāngShínián- Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China
lánbǎoshí- sapphire
shéwénshí- serpentine (geology)
dànbáishí- opal
jiǎoshǎnshí- hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
shìjīnshí- touchstone
- fig. test that sth is genuine
jiǔshísuān- tartaric acid
zhòngjīngshí- barite (geology)
jīngāngshí- diamond
- also called |[zuan4 shi2]
Jīnguāshí- Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
jīnhóngshí- rutile (mineral form of titanium oxide TiO2)
zhōngshí- stalactite
tiěkuàngshí- iron ore
záoshíchǎng- rock quarry
xuèshí- bloodstone
- red-fleck chalcedony
- heliotrope (mineralogy)
shí- Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liang2 shi4], Shanxi 山西
diànshí- tourmaline
Língshíxiàn- Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
qīngjīnshí- lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)
éluǎnshí- pebble
- cobblestone
HuángShígōng- Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公|夏黄公[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author
Huángshíshì- Huangshi prefecture level city in Hubei
Huángshígǎng- Huangshigang district of Huangshi city |[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
hēiyàoshí- obsidian (mining)
diǎnjīnshí- philosopher's stone
Báishí- Qi Baishi (1864-1957), famous Chinese painter
shíèrniǎo- to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
ZhōngguóShíhuà- China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
luànshí- to stone to death
luǎnshí- lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
- to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
huàshíránliào- fossil fuel
shǐqiánshízhuō- menhir
- prehistoric stone table
chéngshíyóu- synthetic oil
shí- Four great caves, namely: Longmen grottoes 龍門|龙门[Long2 men2 shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang caves 雲岡|云冈[Yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji caves 麥積山|麦积山[Mai4 ji1 shan1 shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu
ěrshí- turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
jiānpánshí- solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
- rock-firm and unyielding
XiàShùshí- Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
shíqiáoshì- Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning
tiānjīngshí- see 破天驚|破天惊[shi2 po4 tian1 jing1]
ānpánshí- as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
shízhùqún- Stonehenge
zhìshí- a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement
tóujǐngxiàshí- to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
tóushíwèn- lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
- fig. to test the waters
Dūnhuángshí- Dunhuang caves in Gansu
- refers to Mogao caves 莫高[Mo4 gao1 shi2 ku1]
rénshíxīn- lit. body made of wood, heart made of stone (idiom)
- fig. heartless
Dōngshí- (Chinese bird species) Stejneger's stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)
zhěnshíshùliú- to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
- a frugal life (idiom)
穿穿shuǐshíchuān- 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.
shuǐluòshíchū- as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
- the truth comes to light
quánshígāohuāng- lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
hǎishílàn- lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom)
- fig. forever
- until the end of time
穿穿shuǐshíchuān- 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.
穿穿shuǐchuānshí- 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.
píngshíjīng- Xiping steles, calligraphic work on carved steles of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
shíshì- Yakeshi county level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
shītóushízhú- grenadine
- carnation
- clove pink
- Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
zuànshí- solitaire (puzzle)
shífén- to burn both jade and common stone
- to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
qiúyǔnshí- chondrite (type of meteorite)
huánzhuànglièshí- circular standing stones
báihóushí- (Chinese bird species) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis)
báishízi- national nature reserve at Kuandian 寬甸|宽甸 in Liaoning
Shíshān- variant of 嘴山區|嘴山区[Shi2 zui3 shan1 qu1]
- Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
Shíshānshì- variant of Shizuishan 嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
Shízuǐshān- Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
Shízuǐshānshì- Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
ShíShídài- Stone Age
ShíjiāzhuāngShì- Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3] in north China
shíshǐsēnlín- concrete jungle
shítóuhǎi- to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea
- to vanish forever without trace
Shíjǐngshān- Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
shíchénhǎi- lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- fig. to elicit no response
Shíshì- Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang
shíyóuhuàxué- petrochemistry
Shí- cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1] as state canon
Shítànjǐng- Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[Da4 wu3 kou3 qu1] of Shizuishan city 嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], Ningxia
ShítiánFāng- Ishida Yoshio (1948-), Japanese Go player
shítiānjīng- earth-shattering
- breakthrough
- remarkable and original work
shígāoqiángbǎn- drywall
- gypsum wallboard
- plasterboard
shígāobēngdài- plaster cast
shíruǐshìzhǐ- litmus paper (chemistry)
shítouhuǒguō- claypot (used in cooking)
shíshā- millstone grit
- coarse sandstone
zhìshí- a polished stone (neolithic) implement
jīngshízhú- boreal carnation or northern pink
- Dianthus repens (botany)
shíyīngHào- HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette involved in a 1949 gunfight with the PLA on the Changjiang
dāoshí- whetstone (for honing knives)
shí- Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼|西辽 in Central Asia
dǎnshíjiǎotòng- gallstone colic
Huāshíxiázhèn- Huashixia town in Madoi county 瑪多縣|玛多县[Ma3 duo1 xian4] in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai
Yīngguóshíyóu- British Petroleum, BP
lánshízhú- grenadine
- carnation
- clove pink
- Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
luòjǐngxiàshí- to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
qīngzhìshíyóu- light petroleum (product)
- gasoline and diesel oil
jīnguìshíshì- variant of 金櫃|金柜[jin1 gui4 shi2 shi4]
jīnguìshíshì- safe places for storing important articles
jīnshíliángyán- gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
tiěshíxīncháng- to have a heart of stone
- hard-hearted
- unfeeling
Yúngāngshí- Yungang caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
yúnshíbān- (Chinese bird species) marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
shèxiāngshízhú- grenadine
- carnation
- clove pink
- Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
Huángshígǎng- Huangshigang district of Huangshi city |[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
hēihóushí- (Chinese bird species) Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
diǎnshíchéngjīn- to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
dǐngchēngshí- 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
Lóngménshí- Longmen grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luo4 yang2], Henan
dàishíbān- Epinephelus septemfasciatus
ZhōngshíShídài- Mesolithic Era
shítouguò- lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones
- improvise by trial-and-error
- move cautiously
XīnshíShídài- Neolithic Era
tōngjiǎoshǎnshí- hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
huàshíyóu- liquefied petroleum gas
báibānhēishí- (Chinese bird species) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
ShíyuánShèntàiláng- Ishihara Jintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo since 1999
shílěngduī- gas-graphite reactor
Shíjiāzhuāng- Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei
shíchénzhuóbìng- silicosis (occupational disease of miners)
- grinder's disease
- also written 矽末病
Shílínfēngjǐng- Petrified forest scenic area in Shilin Yi autonomous county 林彞族自治縣|林彝族自治县[Shi2 lin2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4] in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
shíyīngdēng- quartz halogen lamp
shíshāyán- millstone grit
LuósāiShíbēi- Rosetta Stone
qiǎnglínhuīshí- hydroxy-apatite (phosphatic lime deposited in bone)
JiùshíShídài- Paleolithic Era
qīngtínghànshízhù- lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
fánjiǎyóukuàngshí- carnotite
zuànshíwánglǎo- highly eligible bachelor
- desirable male partner
Màishānshí- Mt Maiji caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
HuángShígōngSānlüè- “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bingfa 太公兵法[Tai4 gong1 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2], Huang Shigong |[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] or an anonymous author
Āiěrjīnshí- the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
zheshítouguò- to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom)
- to advance step by step
- to feel one's way around
tuōkěnshíquān- Stonehenge stone circle
tōnghēngzhìshílán- Stonehenge stone circle
Yīngguóshíyóugōng- British Petroleum, BP
qīngzhìshíyóuchǎnpǐn- light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
Shílínzhìxiàn- Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
ShíyóuHuànShípǐnXiàng- Iraq Oil for Food Program
ShíyóuShūchūguózhī- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
shítou,jiǎnzi,- rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
Suǒěrshíhuán- Stonehenge
- Salisbury stone circle
XuělóngShíyóuGōng- Chevron Corporation
shānzhīshígōng- lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
- to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
bānshítoudejiǎo- to move a stone and stub one's toe
- to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
Shízhùjiāzhìxiàn- Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
ZhōngguóHǎiyángShíyóuZǒnggōng- CNOOC
- China National Offshore Oil Corporation
ZhōngShíyóuChuāndōngZuàntànGōng- Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC)
bānshítoudejiǎo- to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
- hoisted by one's own petard
jīngchéngsuǒjiā,jīnshíwèikāi- lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
- With a will, you can achieve anything.
jīngchéngsuǒzhì,jīnshíwèikāi- lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
- With a will, you can achieve anything.
ZhōngguóShíyóuHuàxuéGōngXiéhuì- China Petrol and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA)
ZhōngguóShíyóuTiānrántuánGōng- China National Petroleum Corporation
ZhōngguóShíyóuHuàgōngfènYǒuxiànGōng- China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
- abbr. to [Zhong1 shi2 hua4]
shíshānBǎoānDōngxiāngzhìxiàn- Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar autonomous county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu

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