pile of stones; many rocks
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
of many stones; piled up rocks
literaryA descriptive adjective from classical Chinese, often used in literary or poetic contexts to depict a landscape filled with rocks.
Shān山
shàng上
guài怪
shí石
lěi累
lěi累
，
shí十
fēn分
zhuàng壮
guān观
。
The mountain is covered with strange, piled-up rocks, making a magnificent sight.
Jiàn涧
zhōng中
shí石
lěi累
lěi累
，
shuǐ水
liú流
qí其
jiān间
。
Stones are piled up in the mountain stream, with water flowing between them.
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Zhè这
piàn片
hǎi海
tān滩
bù不
shì是
shā沙
tān滩
，
ér而
shì是
shí石
tān滩
，
fàng放
yǎn眼
wàng望
qù去
，
lì砾
shí石
lěi累
lěi累
。
This beach isn't sandy; it's a stone beach, and as far as the eye can see, gravel is piled up.