shì jīn shí

试 金 石

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n.basanite; hard dark siliceous stone, used to test the quality of gold by means of comparing the colour of a streak placed on it with that of a standard alloy
- xué shēng de xíng wéi bèi kàn zuò wéi shì xué xiào zhì dù de shì jīn shí
  学生的行为被看作为是学校制度的试金石。
  Pupil behaviour was seen as the touchstone of quality of the school system.
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n.metatouchstone
- shí jiàn shì lǐ lùn de shì jīn shí
  实践是理论的试金石。
  Practice is the touchstone of theory.
- yǒu yì de shì jīn shí
  友谊的试金石
  the touchstone of friendship
- pín qióng shì rén qíng de jiǎn yàn qì yě shì yǒu yì de shì jīn shí
  贫穷是人情的检验器，也是友谊的试金石。
  Poverty is the test of civility and the touchstone of friendship.

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