无机

無機

wújī

adjective #44,116

Meanings

HSK 7-9

玻璃和陶瓷都属于无机材料。

Bōli hé táocí dōu shǔyú wújī cáiliào.

Glass and ceramics are both inorganic materials.

HSK 7-9

长期只用无机肥料，土壤会越来越板结。

Chángqī zhǐ yòng wújī féiliào, tǔrǎng huì yuèláiyuè bǎnjié.

If you use only inorganic fertilizer for years, the soil becomes more and more compacted.

usage

The opposite is 有机 'organic'. Unlike 有机, which also labels organic food, 无机 stays a science word: 无机物 inorganic matter, 无机盐 mineral salts.

无 wú

机 jī