Phrase
a kind of jade
phrase
㻬
a kind of jade
玗；玞；珅
In use
The museum displayed a kind of jade known as nephrite.
She inherited a necklace made of a kind of jade from her grandmother.
This green stone is actually a kind of jade called jadeite.
be a kind of jade
用于指代某种玉的类型。
This is a kind of jade.
这是一种㻬。
a kind of jade called ...
用于引出具体名称。
This is a kind of jade called 'yu'.
这是一种被称为'玉'的㻬。
carve ... out of a kind of jade
表示用这种玉制作物品。
They carved a statue out of a kind of jade.
他们用某种㻬雕刻了一座雕像。
Common mistakes
I bought kind of jade.I bought a kind of jade.
中文常省略冠词'a'，但英语中'kind'是可数名词单数，必须加不定冠词。
A kind of jade are valuable.A kind of jade is valuable.
短语'a kind of'作为主语时，谓语动词应与'kind'保持一致，用单数，而不是与后接名词的数一致。
Connections
Confusing words
- jade
- 玉 · 泛指玉，而"a kind of jade"特指一种具体玉种
- a piece of jade
- 一块玉 · 表示玉的个体数量，而"a kind of jade"表示玉的种类
Learner notes
Grammar Note
固定搭配 a kind of + 名词，表示“一种…”，后接物质名词（如 jade）时不用冠词；复数形式为 kinds of + 名词。
Dictionary facts from BridgeDict normalized sources.