fossil (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
化石 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这个博物馆里展览了很多化石。 zhège bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnlǎnle hěnduō huàshí - This museum exhibits many fossils.
古生物学家在沙漠中发现了一个大型化石。 gǔshēngwùxué jiā zài shāmò zhōng fāxiànle yīgè dàxíng huàshí - Paleontologists discovered a large fossil in the desert.
这块化石是一只恐龙的骨骼化石。 zhè kuài huàshí shì yī zhǐ kǒnglóng de gǔgé huàshí - This fossil is a dinosaur skeleton fossil.
这种化石的发现对科学研究有重要意义。 zhè zhǒng huàshí de fāxiàn duì kēxué yánjiū yǒu zhòngyào yìyì - The discovery of this fossil is of great significance to scientific research.
他们在山洞中发现了古代人类的化石。 tāmen zài shāndòng zhōng fāxiànle gǔdài rénlèi de huàshí - They discovered fossils of ancient humans in the cave.
Characters
化 huà - -ize, -ify (suffix used after a noun or an adjective to form a verb); (abbr.) chemistry |
石 shí - stone, rock; stone inscription; medicinal minerals; stone needle (for acupuncture) |