shale in Chinese
shale in Chinese is 黑板 — shale means a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.
shale in Chinese
黑板
Pronounced: hēi bǎn
(geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
What does "shale" mean?
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noun A soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.
"The cliff face was made of crumbling grey shale."
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noun Refers to the shale oil and gas industry.
"The state's economy boomed thanks to shale."
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shale in a sentence
- The cliff face was made of crumbling grey shale.
- The state's economy boomed thanks to shale.
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What is "shale" in Chinese?
"shale" in Chinese is 黑板. shale means: A soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.
How do you pronounce 黑板?
"shale" in Chinese is 黑板, pronounced "hēi bǎn".
How do you use "shale" in a sentence?
Example: "The cliff face was made of crumbling grey shale." In Chinese, "shale" is 黑板.
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