中微子

zhōngwēizǐ

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

中微子几乎不和任何物质发生作用。

Zhōngwēizǐ jīhū bù hé rènhé wùzhì fāshēng zuòyòng.

Neutrinos hardly interact with any matter at all.

HSK 6

每一秒都有大量来自太阳的中微子穿过我们的身体。

Měi yì miǎo dōu yǒu dàliàng láizì tàiyang de zhōngwēizǐ chuānguò wǒmen de shēntǐ.

Every second, huge numbers of neutrinos from the sun pass through our bodies.

memory

中 'neutral' + 微 'tiny' + 子 'particle': a tiny neutral particle, which is also what the Italian name 'neutrino' means. Taiwan calls it 微中子.

中 zhōng

微 wēi

子 zǐ