noun #9,556

Meanings

  1. 1 rock jutting out over water; rocky shore
  2. 2 jetty; rocky islet

Examples

Tā zhàn zài jīshí shàng diàoyú.
He stood on the rocky outcrop fishing.
Luòshānjī shì Měiguó zuì dà de chéngshì zhī yī.
Los Angeles is one of the largest cities in America.

Tips

usage
is rare as a standalone word. Most learners encounter it in 洛杉矶 (Luòshānjī, Los Angeles) where it serves as a phonetic transliteration for '-les'. The stone radical hints at its original meaning of rocky shore.

In Pop Culture

洛杉矶 Luòshānjī
Los Angeles
largest city in California — literally 'forest of sandalwood rocks'

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