石头

Traditional (Taiwan): 石頭

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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shítou ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

- stone

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

一块石头 kuài one stone
一颗石头 kē one small stone
一堆石头 duī one pile of stones

Less often

一疙瘩石头 gēda one lump of stone
两砣石头 tuó two lumps of stone

Other words read shítou

shitou with other tones

势头 shìtóu power
湿透 shītòu drenched

Words with 石头

Starting with 石头

石头火锅 shítouhuǒguō claypot
石头记 shítoujì Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦 hónglóumèng
石头奶 shítounǎi engorged breasts

Ending with 石头

鸡蛋碰石头 jīdànpèngshítou overrate one's abilities

Containing 石头

摸着石头过河 mōzheshítouguòhé wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes
剪刀石头布 jiǎndāoshítoubù rock-paper-scissors
搬石头砸自己的脚 bānshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo move a stone and stub one's toe
搬起石头砸自己的脚 bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy)

Example sentences and grammar articles using 石头

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