ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.sand; grit; (now written as 砂)
撒沙
spread sand
风沙
sandstorm
防沙林
anti-sandstorm forest belt
synonym
- 2
n.granulated; sand-like substance
豆沙
bean paste
蚕沙
silkworm sand
铁沙
Iron sand
synonym
- 3
adj.(of voice) hoarse; husky
沙嗓子
gravelly voice
他把嗓子都喊沙了。
He shout himself hoarse.
沙哑
hoarse
synonym
- 4
n.Sha, a surname
Words and phrases with 沙
- 沙画[word]sand painting
- 沙田[word]farmland reclaimed from sand flats
- 沙沙[word]rustle
- 沙雕[word]sand sculpture; douchebag, used to describe foolish or funny people
- 沙发[word]settee
- 沙拉酱[word]salad dressing
- 沙漏[word]hourglass
- 沙尘[word]yellow dust
- 沙拉[word]salad
- 沙漠之舟[idiom]boat of the desert
- 沙里淘金[idiom]get small returns for the gigantic effort expended
Word usage
- common measure word"沙" is often matched with measure word "粒"or"堆"or"捧".
一粒沙
one grain of sand
一堆沙
one pile of sand
一捧沙
one handful of sand