Definition

Examples

• 海滩上的沙砾被风吹得到处都是。
  Hǎitān shàng de shā lì bèi fēng chuī dé dàochù dōu shì.
  The grains of sand on the beach were blown everywhere by the wind.
• 地质学家用显微镜观察这些沙砾的成分。
  Dìzhìxuéjiā yòng xiǎnwēijìng guānchá zhèxiē shā lì de chéngfèn.
  Geologists use microscopes to examine the composition of these grains of sand.
• 混凝土里混合了水泥和沙砾。
  Hùnníngtǔ lǐ hùnhé le shuǐní hé shā lì.
  The concrete is mixed with cement and grit.