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阴离子

陰離子
yīnlízǐ
noun #95,121

Meanings

  1. 1 anion
  2. 2 negative ion

Examples

氯化钠在水中分解成钠阳离子和氯阴离子。
Lǜhuànà zài shuǐ zhōng fēnjiě chéng nà yánglízǐ hé lǜ yīnlízǐ.
Sodium chloride dissolves in water into sodium cations and chloride anions.
瀑布附近的空气含有较多阴离子。
Pùbù fùjìn de kōngqì hányǒu jiào duō yīnlízǐ.
The air near a waterfall contains relatively more negative ions.

Tips

memory
阴 (yīn, negative) + 离子 (lízǐ, ion) = anion. Pair with 阳离子 (yánglízǐ, cation) — same yin/yang logic Chinese chemistry uses for negative/positive.

Stroke Order

阴 yīn
离 lí
子 zǐ