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沙砾

沙礫
shālì
noun #33,736

Meanings

  1. 1 sand and gravel
  2. 2 grains of sand and small pebbles

Examples

海滩上铺满了沙砾。
Hǎitān shang pū mǎn le shālì.
The beach was covered in sand and gravel.
大风把沙砾吹到了脸上。
Dà fēng bǎ shālì chuī dào le liǎn shang.
The strong wind blew grains of sand into my face.

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沙砾 is more literary than 沙子 (shāzi, 'sand'). It often appears in scientific (geology), poetic, or descriptive prose. 砾 specifically means 'gravel' — small stones. So 沙砾 = sand + gravel, the coarse mix on beaches and riverbeds.

Stroke Order

沙 shā
砾 lì