燧石 (suì shí) — flint

Definition

Examples

• 古人用燧石来取火。
  Gǔ rén yòng suì shí lái qǔ huǒ.
  Ancient people used flint to start fires.
• 这块燧石很坚硬，适合做工具。
  Zhè kuài suì shí hěn jiān yìng, shì hé zuò gōng jù.
  This piece of flint is very hard, suitable for making tools.
• 他用燧石和黄铁矿擦出了火花。
  Tā yòng suì shí hé huáng tiě kuàng cā chū le huǒ huā.
  He struck a spark by rubbing flint against pyrite.