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flint in Chinese

flint in Chinese is 燧石, 石 — flint means a hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.

flint in Chinese

燧石
noun
Pronounced: suì shí
A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
noun
Pronounced: dàn
A small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc.

What does "flint" mean?

  1. noun A hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.
    "Early humans used flint to make sharp tools and start fires."
  2. noun A small piece of hard material used in a lighter to create a spark.
    "The lighter wouldn't work until we replaced the flint."
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flint in a sentence

  • Early humans used flint to make sharp tools and start fires.
  • The lighter wouldn't work until we replaced the flint.

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What is "flint" in Chinese?

"flint" in Chinese is 燧石, 石. flint means: A hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.

How do you pronounce 燧石?

"flint" in Chinese is 燧石, pronounced "suì shí".

How do you use "flint" in a sentence?

Example: "Early humans used flint to make sharp tools and start fires." In Chinese, "flint" is 燧石, 石.

Are there other ways to say "flint" in Chinese?

Yes — Chinese has 2 translations listed for "flint": 燧石, 石.

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