聚合物

jùhéwù

noun #29,881

Meanings

1 polymer
2 a substance composed of many repeated molecular units

Characters

to gather; to collect; to assemble

to combine; to join; together

thing; matter; substance

Examples

HSK 4

塑料是一种常见的聚合物。

Sùliào shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de jùhéwù.

Plastic is a common type of polymer.

HSK 6

科学家开发了一种可降解的新型聚合物。

Kēxuéjiā kāifā le yī zhǒng kějiàngjié de xīnxíng jùhéwù.

Scientists developed a new type of biodegradable polymer.

Tips

memory

聚 (to gather) + 合 (to combine) + 物 (substance) - a substance made of many gathered, combined units. That's exactly what a polymer is: many monomers linked together.

Stroke Order

聚 jù

合 hé

物 wù