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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 65)

石灰岩
[shíhuīyán]
  • A limestone.

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龙洞(龍洞)
[lónɡdònɡ]
  • A dragon’s cave, limestone cave; natural cave formed out of limestone due to erosion caused by water containing carbon dioxide.

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(堊)
[è]
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  • 1. chalk (a soft, white, powdery limestone)
  • 2. whiten with chalk

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白垩(白堊)
[bái'è]
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  • chalk (a type of limestone)

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溶洞
[róngdòng]
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  • limestone cave

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Examples (1-5 of 7)

石灰岩经地下水长时期的侵蚀,形成岩洞。
Caves are formed by the erosion of limestone by groundwater over many thousands of years.
工地里堆放了大量建房用的灰土。
On the building site, there was a lot of limestone soil piled up for house building.
这座立窑是专门用来烧制石灰石的。
The erected stove is specially made for firing limestone.
石灰岩的俗称是青石。
Limestone is colloquially called cyan stone.
石灰岩的主要成分是碳酸钙。
The main component of limestone is calcium carbonate.

Vocab List (1 of 3)

limestone
from intlukspec's Vocab List
  • 石灰石

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