shingle in Chinese
shingle in Chinese is 卵石 — shingle means a thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.
shingle in Chinese
卵石
Pronounced: luǎn shí
Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.
What does "shingle" mean?
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noun A thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.
"Several shingles blew off the roof in the storm."
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noun A small signboard, especially one advertising a professional office.
"The lawyer hung out her shingle after opening her own practice."
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noun Small, smooth pebbles found on a beach, or a beach covered in them.
"They walked carefully over the shingle toward the sea."
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verb To cover a roof or wall with shingles.
"The roofers shingled the whole house in a single day."
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shingle in a sentence
- Several shingles blew off the roof in the storm.
- The lawyer hung out her shingle after opening her own practice.
- They walked carefully over the shingle toward the sea.
- The roofers shingled the whole house in a single day.
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What is "shingle" in Chinese?
"shingle" in Chinese is 卵石. shingle means: A thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.
How do you pronounce 卵石?
"shingle" in Chinese is 卵石, pronounced "luǎn shí".
How do you use "shingle" in a sentence?
Example: "Several shingles blew off the roof in the storm." In Chinese, "shingle" is 卵石.
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