砂

金刚砂

jīn gāng shā

carborundum

锆英砂

gào yīng shā

zircon sand (zirconium ore)

镁砂

měi shā

magnesium oxide (refractory material)

铁砂

tiě shā

shot (in shotgun)

丹砂

dān shā

cinnabar

喷砂

pēn shā

sandblasting

打破砂锅问到底

dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

采砂场

cǎi shā chǎng

sandpit

砂子

shā zi

sand

油砂

yóu shā

oil sand (mining)

海砂

hǎi shā

sea sand (sand of the ocean floor or seashore)

海砂屋

hǎi shā wū

house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand