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元素

yuán sù
个 gè 种 zhǒng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. element (key component of sth)
  2. 2. (chemistry) element
  3. 3. (math.) element (member of a set)

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Word relationships

Related words

3 items
成分
chéng fèn

composition; ingredient; element; component

For constituent parts of a mixture or compound.
因素
yīn sù

element

When referring to a contributing factor in a situation.
分子
fēn zǐ

molecule

As a member or element within a group or set.

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used in 化学元素 (chemical element) and 元素周期表 (periodic table of elements).

Common mistakes

元素 refers to a fundamental component or chemical element; do not use it for 'factor' in expressions like '关键元素' (use 因素 instead).

Example Sentences

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氢是一种化学 元素 。
Hydrogen is a chemical element.

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Words Containing 元素

元素周期表
yuán sù zhōu qī biǎo

periodic table of the elements (chemistry)

化学元素
huà xué yuán sù

chemical element

微量元素
wēi liàng yuán sù

trace element (chemistry)

稀土元素
xī tǔ yuán sù

rare earth element (chemistry)

稀有元素
xī yǒu yuán sù

trace element (nutrition)

轻元素
qīng yuán sù

light element (such as hydrogen)

重元素
zhòng yuán sù

heavy element (such as uranium)

锕系元素
ā xì yuán sù

actinoids (rare earth series), namely: actinium Ac89 錒|锕[ā], thorium Th90 釷|钍[tǔ], protoactinium Pa91 鏷|镤[pú], uranium U92 鈾|铀[yóu], neptunium Ne93 鎿|镎[ná], plutonium Pu94 鈈|钚[bù], americium Am95 鎇|镅[méi], curium Cm96 鋦|锔[jú], berkelium Bk97 錇|锫[péi], californium Cf98 鐦|锎[kāi], einsteinium Es99 鎄|锿[āi], fermium Fm100 鐨|镄[fèi], mendelevium Md101 鍆|钔[mén], nobelium No102 鍩|锘[nuò], lawrencium Lr103 鐒|铹[láo]

镧系元素
lán xì yuán sù

lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭|镧[lán], cerium Ce58 鈰|铈[shì], praseodymium Pr59 鐠|镨[pǔ], neodymium Nd60 釹|钕[nu:3], promethium Pm61 鉕|钷[pǒ], samarium Sm62 釤|钐[shān], europium Eu63 銪|铕[yǒu], gadolinium Gd64 釓|钆[gá], terbium Tb65 鋱|铽[tè], dysprosium Dy66 鏑|镝[dī], holmium Ho67 鈥|钬[huǒ], erbium Er68 鉺|铒[ěr], thulium Tm69 銩|铥[diū], ytterbium Yb70 鐿|镱[yì], lutetium Lu71 鑥|镥[lǔ]

Child Words of 元素

元
yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

素
sù

raw silk