抗坏血酸

抗壞血酸

kànghuàixuèsuān

noun #61,880

Meanings

1 ascorbic acid
2 vitamin C

Characters

to resist; anti-

Examples

HSK 6

配料表里的抗坏血酸其实就是维生素C。

Pèiliào biǎo lǐ de kànghuàixuèsuān qíshí jiùshì wéishēngsù C.

The 'ascorbic acid' on the ingredient list is just vitamin C.

HSK 7-9

食品厂用抗坏血酸做抗氧化剂。

Shípǐn chǎng yòng kànghuàixuèsuān zuò kàngyǎnghuàjì.

Food factories use ascorbic acid as an antioxidant.

Tips

memory

抗 'anti-' + 坏血 'scurvy' (lit. 'bad blood') + 酸 'acid' = 'anti-scurvy acid'. A calque of Latin 'a-scorbutic' (against scurvy), literal and transparent once you know 坏血病 means scurvy.

Stroke Order

抗 kàng

坏 huài

血 xuè

酸 suān