shā
granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder
CL:粒[li4]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
Cháng shā
Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
shā fā
sofa (loanword)
CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]
(Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
fēng shā
sand blown by wind
sandstorm
shā chǎng
sandpit
battleground
battlefield
Xī shā
see 西沙群島|西沙群岛[Xi1 sha1 Qun2 dao3]
Jiā shā
Gaza
same as 加沙地帶|加沙地带[Jia1 sha1 di4 dai4], the Gaza strip
Shā bā
Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
shā tān
beach
sandy shore
CL:片[pian4]
Bái shā
Baisha (common place name)
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Nán shā
Nansha Islands
Spratly Islands
Nansha district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
Jiān Shā Zuǐ
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
Shā tè
Saudi
abbr. for Saudi Arabia
Shā píng bà
Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
shā zi
sand
grit
CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
Shā tián
Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
Shā hé
Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
Jīn shā
Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
Cháng shā shì
Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
Shā shì
Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei
Huá shā
Warsaw, capital of Poland
Shā píng bà qū
Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
shā guō
variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1]
Shā hé kǒu qū
Shahekou district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning
shā chén
sand
sandstorm (common in spring in north China)
Shā wān
Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
shā dì
sandy beach or river bank
sand dune
sandy land
Jīn shā jiāng
Jinsha river, upper reaches of Yangtze river or Changjiang 長江|长江 in Sichuan and Yunnan
Cháng shā xiàn
Changsha county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
cháng shā wān
Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)
Chuān shā
Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦東新區|浦东新区[Pu3 dong1 xin1 qu1], Shanghai
Shā xiàn
Sha county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
shā chá
satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
Nán shā qū
Nansha district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
bīng shā
slushie
smoothie
crushed ice drink
frappucino
Yīng jí shā
Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
Shā lù
Shalu town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
shā mén
monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)
Buddhist monk
Shā jiā bāng
"Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yang4 ban3 xi4]
shā tān xié
beach shoes
wetsuit booties
shā kēng
sandbox
jumping pit (athletics)
sand trap, bunker (golf)
Shā Tóu Jiǎo
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
dà shā mò
great desert (e.g. the Taklamakan 塔克拉瑪干|塔克拉玛干[Tǎ kè lā mǎ gàn] or Sahara 撒哈拉[Sā hā lā])
Nán shā qún dǎo
Spratly islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Xī shā Qún dǎo
Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea
yī pán sǎn shā
lit. like a sheet of loose sand
fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
Shā yáng
Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei
Shā shì qū
Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei
Lóng shā
Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
Shā pō tóu
Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia
Shā lù zhèn
Shalu town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
Shā wān xiàn
Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Shā hé shì
Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
shā chén tiān qì
spring sandstorms (common in Northern China)
Shā yī bā kè
Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān shā mò
Taklamakan (desert in Central Asia)
jù shā chéng tǎ
sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
many a mickle makes a muckle
Mù shā lā fū
Pervez Musharraf (1943-), Pakistani general and politician, president 2001-2008
hán shā liàng
sand content
quantity of sediment (carried by a river)
Dà shā hé
Dasha River in Shanxi
Dasha River in Jinagsu
Shā yī bā kè qū
Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
Shā yǎ
Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
fáng fēng gù shā
sand break (in desert environment)
hán shā shè yǐng
to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
to make oblique charges
to make insinuations
to insinuate
Shā yáng xiàn
Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei
Jīn shā zhèn
Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
Bái shā xiāng
Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
shā dīng àn chún
salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma)
also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin
Jīn shā sà
Kinshasa, capital of Zaire
Bái shā xiàn
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Jīn shā xiàn
Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
sǎn shā
scattered sand
fig. lacking in cohesion or organization
Lóng shā qū
Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
Bái shā Lí zú zì zhì xiàn
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Shā lāo yuè
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
Shā wān qū
Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
Bái shā wǎ
Peshawar, city in north Pakistan
Mó jiā dí shā
Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia
Xī nán zhōng shā qún dǎo
Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan
cán shā
silkworm guano (excrement)
shā cán
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
Shā yǎ xiàn
Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
shū shā liàng
quantity of sand (transported by a river)
sediment content
Shā Zǔ kāng
Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat
Yīng jí shā xiàn
Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
Héng hé shā shù
countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
Shā pō tóu qū
Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia
shā wēi mǎ
shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
Liào Mò shā
Liao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist, severely criticized and imprisoned for 10 years during the Cultural Revolution
Ā bù Shā yē fū
Abu Sayyaf, militant Islamist separatist group also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya
Yuē shā fǎ
Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism)
shā jí shǔ
genus Hippophae
sea-buckthorns
Shā tè Ā lā bó rén
a Saudi
Saudi Arabian person
shā tè lǔ
Châteauroux
Chateauroux (French town)
fēng shā yù lín
to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
máo tuǐ shā jī
(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)
gé niè shā
Ganesha (the elephant-headed God in Hinduism, son of Shiva and Parvati)
È ěr duō sī Shā mò
Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia
tuán shā
lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
Bái shā Gōng nóng qū
Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan county level city 萬源|万源[Wan4 yuan2] in 1993
Dí shā gé
Girard Desargues (1591-1661), French geometer
Xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī
(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
shā wǎ mǎ
shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
Shā fǎ wéi wáng cháo
Persian Safavid dynasty 1501-1722
ā fǎ ěr shā mò
the Afar desert in Southern Ethiopia
shā lì kē shí wéi lì
General Shalikashvili (Head of US Joint Chiefs of Staff)
shā sè zhū què
(bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
Shā nà
Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)
shā yú
variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2]
shā bī
(bird species of China) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
ní shā jù xià
mud and sand flow together (idiom)
good and bad mingle
shā qì
(literary) desert
sandy shore
shā pán tuī yǎn
to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
to rehearse a planned action or activity
to conduct a dry run
shā pí gǒu
Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
shā chí
sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc)
sandbox
Shā fǎ wéi Wáng cháo
Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
Shā tè lǔ
Châteauroux
Chateauroux (French town)
shā qí mǎ
sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
shā bái hóu lín yīng
(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
dàn sè yá shā yàn
(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)
ào nán shā zhuī
(bird species of China) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
Lù shā kǎ
Lusaka, capital of Zambia (Tw)
Jīn xià shā
Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tw)
zhēn wěi shā zhuī
(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)
tiě zuǐ shā héng
(bird species of China) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
ā shā lì
variant of 阿莎力[a1 sha1 li4]
Ā fǎ ěr Shā mò
Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia
yún shā
muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
Muscovitum
chì chì shā què
(bird species of China) Eurasian crimson-winged finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus)
Xī nán zhōng shā Qún dǎo
Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan
bái qiū shā yā
(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)
yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom)
unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind
not prepared to turn a blind eye
hóng xiōng qiū shā yā
(bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)
Mò hā wéi Shā mò
Mojave Desert, southwestern USA
Méng gǔ shā què
(bird species of China) Mongolian finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)
měng gǔ shā héng
(bird species of China) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)
hè hóu shā yàn
(bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis)
hēi fù shā jī
(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
Dà shā Hé
Dasha River in Shanxi
Dasha River in Jiangsu
dà shā zhuī
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)
gū shā zhuī
(bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)
Jiān shā zuǐ
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
yá shā yàn
(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
jù zuǐ shā què
(bird species of China) desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
Kù mǔ tǎ gé Shā mò
Kumutage (or Kumtag) Desert, northwestern China
Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān Shā mò
Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang
lǎ shā
laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
Zhōng huá qiū shā yā
(bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
Nán shā Qún dǎo
Spratly islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè Shā mò
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
lè shā
laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
Lǎ shā
La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651-1719), French priest, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
shā shēn
ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
shā náng
sandbag
variant of 砂囊[sha1 nang2]
Shā dì huà
see 啟海話|启海话[Qi3 hai3 hua4]
shā shì
sarsaparilla
root beer
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)
Shā kuí ěr · Ào ní ěr
Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star
Shā mǔ Shā yī hè
Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt
Shā É
Tsarist Russia
abbr. for 沙皇俄國|沙皇俄国[Sha1 huang2 E2 guo2]
shān wěi shā zhuī
(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Yā shā lóng
Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament)
pǔ tōng qiū shā yā
(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)
màn zhū shā huā
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
sanskrit mañjusaka
cluster amaryllis
lín shā zhuī
(bird species of China) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)
shā qiū hè
(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
Zhōng shā Qún dǎo
Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island