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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
noun
Pronounced: luǎn shí
Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.

What does "shingle" mean?

  1. noun A thin, often overlapping piece of roofing or wall covering material.
    "Several shingles blew off the roof in the storm."
  2. noun A small signboard, especially one advertising a professional office.
    "The lawyer hung out her shingle after opening her own practice."
  3. noun Small, smooth pebbles found on a beach, or a beach covered in them.
    "They walked carefully over the shingle toward the sea."
  4. 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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