huà
shí

HSK 5
technical
common

Meaning of 化石

化石 means fossil; remains of ancient organisms preserved in rock. Pronounced huà shí. HSK 5.

  • fossil; remains of ancient organisms preserved in rock

Definitions & Examples

xué
jiā
zài
shā
zhōng
xiàn
le
kuài
kǒng
lóng
huà
shí
 

Scientists discovered a dinosaur fossil in the desert.

Zhè
kuài
huà
shí
jīng
yǒu
sān
亿
nián
de
shǐ
le
 

This fossil is already 300 million years old.

Tōng
guò
yán
jiū
huà
shí
 
men
liǎo
jiě
dài
shēng
de
yàng
zi
 

Through studying fossils, we can understand what ancient organisms looked like.

guǎn
zhǎn
chū
le
duō
zhēn
guì
de
zhí
huà
shí
 

The museum exhibited many precious plant fossils.

Measure Words

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