滴定管 (dīdìngguǎn): burette

Measure Word

一支滴定管 zhī

Meanings

1 burette
2 titration tube

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

实验前请检查滴定管是否漏液。

Shíyàn qián qǐng jiǎnchá dīdìngguǎn shìfǒu lòu yè.

Check the burette for leaks before the experiment.

HSK 5

他小心地把滴定管夹在铁架上。

Tā xiǎoxīn de bǎ dīdìngguǎn jiā zài tiě jià shàng.

He carefully clamped the burette onto the iron stand.

Tips

memory

Literally 'drip-fix-tube': 滴 (drip) + 定 (fix/determine) + 管 (tube). The tube that drips precisely measured liquid until you fix the volume.

Stroke Order

滴 dī

定 dìng

管 guǎn

Related Words

膜管 móguǎn

membrane tube; a tube made of a thin membrane - used in anatomy ("membranous tube/duct"), filtration ("membrane tube"), and industrial equipment descriptions

管子 guǎnzi HSK 7-9 #5,052

tube / pipe / straw

灯管 dēngguǎn #39,088

fluorescent tube / tube light

管 guǎn HSK 3 #395

pipe; tube / to manage; to be in charge of / regardless of; no matter

定义 dìngyì HSK 7-9 #4,794

definition / to define

定位 dìngwèi HSK 6 #4,277

to position; to locate / positioning (market, brand, GPS)

滴 dī HSK 6 #2,709

to drip; to drop / a drop (measure word for liquid)

定罪 dìngzuì #5,648

to convict / to find guilty

定 dìng HSK 4 #392

to fix; to set; to decide / definite; certain; stable

连接管 liánjiēguǎn

connecting pipe / coupling tube / connector hose