聚氯乙烯

jùlǜyǐxī

noun #42,103

Meanings

1 polyvinyl chloride
2 PVC

Characters

to gather; poly-

Examples

聚氯乙烯广泛用于管道和电线绝缘。

Jùlǜyǐxī guǎngfàn yòng yú guǎndào hé diànxiàn juéyuán.

PVC is widely used in pipes and wire insulation.

这种地板是由聚氯乙烯制成的。

Zhè zhǒng dìbǎn shì yóu jùlǜyǐxī zhìchéng de.

This flooring is made from PVC.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 聚 (polymer/poly-) + 氯 (chlorine/chloro-) + 乙烯 (ethylene). 聚+氯+乙烯 literally spells 'poly-chloro-ethylene', a near word-for-word translation of the English scientific name.

Stroke Order

聚 jù

氯 lǜ

乙 yǐ

烯 xī