氯化钠

氯化鈉

lǜhuànà

noun #37,095

Meanings

1 sodium chloride (NaCl)
2 common salt (chemistry)

Characters

transform / -ide

Examples

氯化钠是食盐的主要成分。

Lǜhuànà shì shíyán de zhǔyào chéngfèn.

Sodium chloride is the main component of table salt.

医生给病人输了氯化钠溶液。

Yīshēng gěi bìngrén shū le lǜhuànà róngyè.

The doctor gave the patient a saline (sodium chloride) drip.

Tips

usage

氯化钠 is the chemistry-class name for ordinary salt. In daily speech use 盐 (yán) or 食盐 (shíyán). In medical contexts 0.9% 氯化钠溶液 means saline solution.

Stroke Order

氯 lǜ

化 huà

钠 nà