砂岩 (shā yán) — sandstone

Definition

Examples

• 这种砂岩的颜色很特别，有点发红。
  Zhè zhǒng shā yán de yán sè hěn tè bié, yǒu diǎn fā hóng.
  This kind of sandstone has a very special color, slightly reddish.
• 古代很多建筑都是用砂岩建造的。
  Gǔ dài hěn duō jiàn zhù dōu shì yòng shā yán jiàn zào de.
  Many ancient buildings were built with sandstone.
• 我们在河边发现了一块巨大的砂岩。
  Wǒ men zài hé biān fā xiàn le yí kuài jù dà de shā yán.
  We found a huge piece of sandstone by the river.