gān
shí

technical

Meaning of 矸石

矸石 means waste rock; gangue; low-grade material mixed with ore or coal. Pronounced gān shí.

  • waste rock; gangue; low-grade material mixed with ore or coal

Definitions & Examples

Méi
kuàng
yào
chǔ
liàng
de
gān
shí
 

Coal mines need to process large amounts of waste rock.

Cóng
yuán
méi
zhōng
fēn
chū
lái
de
gān
shí
tōng
cháng
bèi
duī
fàng
zài
gān
shí
shān
 

The gangue separated from raw coal is usually piled up on waste dumps.

Zhè
xiē
gān
shí
de
hán
tàn
liàng
hěn
 
rán
shāo
 

This waste rock has a very low carbon content and is difficult to burn.

Measure Words

/ duī
Primary
/ dūn
/ kuài