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玉石
yùshí
1. precious stones
2. jade and stone
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Character Breakdown

玉
yù
jade, gem, precious stone
HSK 5 5 丶
石
shí
stone, rock, mineral
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (2)

玉石俱焚
yùshíjùfén
to burn both jade and common stone
鼎铛玉石
dǐngchēngyùshí
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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