粒子加速器

lìzǐjiāsùqì

noun

Measure Word

一台粒子加速器 tái

Meanings

1 particle accelerator

Characters

particle / grain

instrument / device

Examples

欧洲核子研究中心拥有世界上最大的粒子加速器。

Ōuzhōu Hézǐ Yánjiū Zhōngxīn yōngyǒu shìjiè shàng zuì dà de lìzǐjiāsùqì.

CERN has the world's largest particle accelerator.

粒子加速器帮助科学家发现了希格斯玻色子。

Lìzǐjiāsùqì bāngzhù kēxuéjiā fāxiàn le Xīgésī bōsèzǐ.

Particle accelerators helped scientists discover the Higgs boson.

Tips

memory

粒子 'particle' + 加速 'accelerate' + 器 'machine' — a literal 'particle-accelerating machine.' The pattern -器 turns a verb into a device name: 加速器 'accelerator,' 计算器 'calculator,' 充电器 'charger.'

Stroke Order

粒 lì

子 zǐ

加 jiā

速 sù

器 qì