stone in Chinese

How to write 石头

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石头 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 5. An advanced band: enough to read newspapers and watch films.

石头 in a sentence

• 路lù边biān有yǒu很hěn多duō石shí头tóu。

  There are many stones by the road.

• 这zhè块kuài石shí头tóu很hěn重zhòng。

  This stone is heavy.

• 孩hái子zi们men喜xǐ欢huān捡jiǎn石shí头tóu。

  Children like picking up stones.

石头 vs 岩石 vs 石

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 岩石 yán shí rock

  Geological, formal 'rock' — cliffs and geology class. 石头 is the everyday pebble or stone.

• 石 shí stone (bound form)

  The bound form — 石碑 'stele', 石桥 'stone bridge'. Standalone 'stone' in speech is 石头.