沙林 (shālín): sarin (nerve agent)

Meanings

1 sarin (nerve agent)

Characters

沙

shā

sand (used phonetically)

林

lín

forest (used phonetically)

Examples

沙林是一种致命的神经毒剂。

Shālín shì yì zhǒng zhìmìng de shénjīng dújì.

Sarin is a deadly nerve agent.

国际法禁止使用沙林等化学武器。

Guójìfǎ jìnzhǐ shǐyòng shālín děng huàxué wǔqì.

International law prohibits the use of chemical weapons like sarin.

Tips

history

Sarin was infamously used in the 1995 Tokyo subway attack by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. The Chinese name 沙林 is a phonetic transliteration of the English word.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

林 lín

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desert

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sand; granule / hoarse (voice)

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forest

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jungle; forest / thicket