粒子加速器

lìzǐ jiāsùqì

noun

Measure Word

一台粒子加速器 tái

Meanings

1 particle accelerator

Characters

particle; grain

instrument; device

Examples

HSK 7-9

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 lìzǐ jiāsùqì.

CERN has the world's largest particle accelerator.

HSK 7-9

粒子加速器帮助科学家发现了希格斯玻色子。

Lìzǐ jiāsùqì 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