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
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.
石
Pronounced: dàn
A small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc.
What does "flint" mean?
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noun A hard, fine-grained rock that produces sparks when struck against steel.
"Early humans used flint to make sharp tools and start fires."
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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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