钻石 zuànshí diamond
How to remember 钻石: 钻 diamond + 石 stone = diamond.
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How it is used
- 'Diamond' - 一颗钻石 (yì kē zuànshí) a diamond; 钻石戒指 (zuànshí jièzhǐ) a diamond ring.
- Read zuàn (钻 as the gem/drill). Measure word 颗 (kē) for a gem.
- Also a marketing tier (钻石会员 diamond membership). Distinct from 金刚石 (jīngāngshí), the industrial/scientific term for diamond.
Example sentences
- 那些是真钻石吗？ Nàxiē shì zhēn zuànshí ma?Are those real diamonds?
- 这颗钻石不是真的。 Zhèkē zuànshí búshì zhēnde.This diamond isn't real.
- 那不是一颗真正的钻石，对吗？ Nà búshì yīkē zhēnzhèng de zuànshí, duì ma?That's not a real diamond, is it?