# 钻石 (zuànshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 钻石 (zuànshí) means “diamond”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: diamond
- Pinyin: zuànshí (zuan4 shi2)
- Traditional: 鑽石
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Measure word: 颗

## Examples

- 这枚戒指上镶着一颗钻石。
  Zhè méi jièzhi shàng xiāngzhe yī kē zuànshí.
  This ring is set with a diamond.

## Characters

- [钻](https://hanziro.com/word/zuan-drill/) (zuān): to drill; to bore
- 石 (shí): rock; stone

https://hanziro.com/word/zuan-shi-diamond/

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