石灰 (shí huī) — lime (the chemical/construction material)

Definition

Examples

• 建筑工人把石灰和水混合在一起做水泥。
  Jiàn zhù gōng rén bǎ shí huī hé shuǐ hùn hé zài yì qǐ zuò shuǐ ní.
  Construction workers mix lime and water together to make cement.
• 古代人常用石灰来涂墙。
  Gǔ dài rén cháng yòng shí huī lái tú qiáng.
  Ancient people often used lime to whitewash walls.
• 这种石头经过高温处理就能变成石灰。
  Zhè zhǒng shí tou jīng guò gāo wēn chǔ lǐ jiù néng biàn chéng shí huī.
  This kind of stone can be turned into lime after high-temperature treatment.

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