Sandbox in Chinese (Mandarin): 沙坑 (shākēng)
沙坑
shākēng
sandbox
- Simplified
- 沙坑
- Traditional
- 沙坑
- Pinyin
- shākēng
- Typed as
- shakeng
Use it in a sentence
弟弟在沙坑里堆城堡。
弟弟在沙坑裡堆城堡。
My little brother builds a castle in the sandbox.
The characters in 沙坑
沙
Sand. 氵 (water) is on the left.
7 strokes
坑
A pit, a hole. 土 (earth) is on the left.
7 strokes
沙坑 is a "sand pit": a sandbox. The beach is 沙滩 (shātān), and sand is 沙子 (shāzi).
More examples with 沙坑
沙坑里有很多玩具。
沙坑裡有很多玩具。
Shākēng li yǒu hěn duō wánjù.
There are lots of toys in the sandbox.
别把沙子扔出沙坑。
別把沙子扔出沙坑。
Bié bǎ shāzi rēng chū shākēng.
Don't throw sand out of the sandbox.
How to write 沙坑 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
沙 7 strokes
坑 7 strokes
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