沙子
Meaning
- sand
- grit
Measure word
粒 lì or 把 bǎ
Example sentence
我吃了沙子。
I ate sand.
Characters in 沙子
- 沙 shā sand; grit, granules
- 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"
沙 sand plus the noun suffix 子. The bare 沙 survives in compounds like 沙滩 and 沙漠.
粒 lì or 把 bǎ
我吃了沙子。
I ate sand.
沙 sand plus the noun suffix 子. The bare 沙 survives in compounds like 沙滩 and 沙漠.