冷却剂

冷卻劑

lěngquèjì

noun #35,079

Meanings

1 coolant
2 cooling agent
3 refrigerant

Characters

to retreat; remove

agent; pharmaceutical preparation

Examples

核反应堆需要大量冷却剂。

Hé fǎnyìngduī xūyào dàliàng lěngquèjì.

A nuclear reactor requires a large amount of coolant.

汽车发动机的冷却剂泄漏了。

Qìchē fādòngjī de lěngquèjì xièlòule.

The car engine's coolant has leaked.

Tips

memory

冷却 (to cool down) + 剂 (chemical agent) = a substance whose job is to cool things down. The 剂 suffix marks chemical/medicinal agents in many Chinese technical terms: 清洁剂 jiéjìjì 'cleaner', 添加剂 tiānjiājì 'additive', 防腐剂 fángfǔjì 'preservative'.

Stroke Order

冷 lěng

却 què

剂 jì