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元素

yuán sù · yuan su

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Meaning

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  1. element (key component of sth)
  2. (chemistry) element
  3. (math.) element (member of a set)
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Breathing in water

  1. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，空气里(kōngqìlǐ)有(yǒu)氧(yǎng)元素(yuánsù)。

    The teacher said there is oxygen, an element, in the air.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，没有(méiyǒu)氧(yǎng)元素(yuánsù)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)不能(bùnéng)呼吸(hūxī)。

    Right. Without oxygen, none of us could breathe.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)水里(shuǐlǐ)也(yě)有(yǒu)氧(yǎng)元素(yuánsù)吗(ma)？

    Then is there oxygen in water too?

  4. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，水(shuǐ)由(yóu)氢(qīng)和(hé)氧(yǎng)两种(liǎngzhǒng)元素(yuánsù)组成(zǔchéng)。

    Yes. Water is made of two elements, hydrogen and oxygen.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)是不是(shìbùshì)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)水里(shuǐlǐ)呼吸(hūxī)？

    Then can I breathe in water?

  6. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)，你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)鱼(yú)。

    No. You are not a fish.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

即(jí)时(shí)策(cè)略(lüè)游(yóu)戏(xì)通(tōng)常(cháng)会(huì)融(róng)入(rù)街(jiē)机(jī)元(yuán)素(sù)。

Real-time strategy games usually include arcade elements.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by SSibelty · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

水(shuǐ)是(shì)由(yóu)氢(qīng)和(hé)氧(yǎng)两(liǎng)种(zhǒng)元(yuán)素(sù)组(zǔ)成(chéng)的(de)。

Water is composed of two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.

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