压舱石

Traditional: 壓艙石

yā cāng shí

Dictionary entry

ballast stone; (fig.) source of stability

What does 压舱石 mean?

压舱石 (yā cāng shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ballast stone; (fig.) source of stability

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压yāto press · to push down 舱cāngcabin · the hold of a ship or airplane 石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei

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压舱石

yā cāng shí

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