压克力

壓克力

yākèlì

noun

Meanings

1 acrylic (Taiwan loanword)
2 acrylic plastic
3 PMMA

Characters

(phonetic — ya)

(phonetic — ke)

(phonetic — li)

Examples

招牌是用压克力做的。

Zhāopái shì yòng yākèlì zuò de.

The signboard is made of acrylic.

压克力比玻璃轻多了。

Yākèlì bǐ bōli qīng duō le.

Acrylic is much lighter than glass.

Tips

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Taiwan transliteration of English 'acrylic' (ya-ke-li). Mainland speakers say 亚克力 (yàkèlì) or 有机玻璃 (yǒujī bōli — 'organic glass'). All three refer to the same PMMA plastic; choose 压克力 for Taiwan-context writing.

Stroke Order

压 yā

克 kè

力 lì