纳米

納米

nàmǐ

noun #7,459

Meanings

1 nanometer (nm)
2 nano- (prefix in technology)

Characters

to receive (used for phonetic transcription)

meter; rice (used for phonetic transcription)

Phonetic transliteration of 'nano' + meter - nanometer.

Examples

HSK 5

一纳米等于十亿分之一米。

Yī nàmǐ děngyú shíyì fēnzhī yī mǐ.

One nanometer is one billionth of a meter.

HSK 6

纳米技术在医学领域有很大的应用前景。

Nàmǐ jìshù zài yīxué lǐngyù yǒu hěn dà de yìngyòng qiánjǐng.

Nanotechnology has great potential applications in the medical field.

HSK 7-9

这款芯片采用了5纳米工艺。

Zhè kuǎn xīnpiàn cǎiyòng le wǔ nàmǐ gōngyì.

This chip uses 5-nanometer technology.

Tips

usage

纳米 is widely used in tech contexts: 纳米技术 (nanotechnology), 纳米材料 (nanomaterials). The 米 here conveniently means 'meter' in Chinese, making it both a transliteration and a meaningful word.

Stroke Order

纳 nà

米 mǐ