丙烯

bǐngxī
noun #63,713

Meanings

  1. 1 propylene; propene
  2. 2 acrylic (paint)

Examples

HSK 6
Jùbǐngxī shì yòng bǐngxī zhìchéng de sùliào.
Polypropylene is a plastic made from propylene.
HSK 7-9
Bǐngxī yánliào gān de hěn kuài, huàcuò le kěyǐ zhíjiē gàizhù.
Acrylic paint dries fast, so you can paint straight over a mistake.

Tips

usage
In an art shop 丙烯 means acrylic: 丙烯 颜料 is acrylic paint and 丙烯画 an acrylic painting. It is short for 丙烯酸, acrylic acid, the base of the paint's binder. In chemistry it is propylene, the three-carbon alkene: 丙 marks three carbons.

Stroke Order

丙 bǐng
烯 xī