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浓度

nóng dù · nong du

Traditional 濃度

Meaning

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  1. concentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution)
  2. consistency
  3. thickness
  4. density
  5. viscosity
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Too strong

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)杯(bēi)咖啡(kāfēi)好(hǎo)苦(kǔ)！

    This coffee is so bitter!

  2. Dengdeng

    可能(kěnéng)是(shì)浓度(nóngdù)太(tài)高(gāo)了(le)。

    The concentration may be too high.

  3. Liangliang

    浓度(nóngdù)？咖啡(kāfēi)也(yě)有(yǒu)浓度(nóngdù)吗(ma)？

    Strength? Does coffee have a strength too?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)啊(a)，水(shuǐ)少(shǎo)咖啡(kāfēi)多(duō)，浓度(nóngdù)就(jiù)高(gāo)。

    Yes. Less water and more coffee means higher strength.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)加(jiā)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)，浓度(nóngdù)低(dī)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then I will add some water to lower the strength.

  6. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，加(jiā)太(tài)多(duō)，它(tā)就(jiù)变成(biànchéng)热水(rèshuǐ)了(le)。

    Careful, if you add too much it turns into hot water.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)杯(bēi)咖(kā)啡(fēi)的(de)浓(nóng)度(dù)太(tài)高(gāo)，我(wǒ)喝(hē)不(bu)下(xià)去(qù)。

This cup of coffee is too strong; I can't drink it.

02

实(shí)验(yàn)室(shì)里(lǐ)要(yào)准(zhǔn)确(què)测(cè)量(liáng)溶(róng)液(yè)的(de)浓(nóng)度(dù)。

In the laboratory, the concentration of the solution must be measured accurately.

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