原子半径

原子半徑

yuánzǐ bànjìng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

钠的原子半径比氯大。

Nà de yuánzǐ bànjìng bǐ lǜ dà.

The atomic radius of sodium is larger than that of chlorine.

HSK 7-9

在同一周期中，原子半径从左到右逐渐减小。

Zài tóngyī zhōuqī zhōng, yuánzǐ bànjìng cóng zuǒ dào yòu zhújiàn jiǎnxiǎo.

Within the same period, atomic radius gradually decreases from left to right.

usage

原子 (atom) + 半径 (radius). 半径 is also the everyday math word for 'radius' of a circle, so this term reads as 'atomic-circle radius'.

原 yuán

子 zǐ

半 bàn

径 jìng