阴离子

陰離子
yīnlízǐ
noun #95,121

Meanings

  1. 1 anion
  2. 2 negative ion

Examples

Lǜhuànà zài shuǐ zhōng fēnjiě chéng nà yánglízǐ hé lǜ yīnlízǐ.
Sodium chloride dissolves in water into sodium cations and chloride anions.
Pùbù fùjìn de kōngqì hányǒu jiào duō yīnlízǐ.
The air near a waterfall contains relatively more negative ions.

Tips

memory
(yīn, negative) + 离子 (lízǐ, ion) = anion. Pair with 离子 (yánglízǐ, cation) — same yin/yang logic Chinese chemistry uses for negative/positive.

Stroke Order

yīn