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硫磺

liú huáng · liu huang

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Meaning

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  1. sulfur
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What is that smell?

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)温泉(wēnquán)怎么(zěnme)有(yǒu)一(yī)股(gǔ)怪味(guàiwèi)？

    Why does this hot spring have a strange smell?

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)硫磺(liúhuáng)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    That is the smell of sulfur.

  3. Dengdeng

    硫磺(liúhuáng)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)像(xiàng)臭(chòu)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    Sulfur? I think it smells like rotten eggs.

  4. Liangliang

    温泉水(wēnquánshuǐ)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)硫磺(liúhuáng)，所以(suǒyǐ)才(cái)有(yǒu)这个(zhège)味道(wèidao)。

    The spring water has sulfur in it, so it smells like this.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)，那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)泡(pào)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    I see, then I will soak a bit longer.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)不是(bùshì)要(yào)回家(huíjiā)吗(ma)？

    Weren't you about to go home just now?

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2 examples
01

硫(liú)磺(huáng)燃(rán)烧(shāo)着(zhe)蓝(lán)色(sè)的(de)火(huǒ)焰(yàn)。

Sulfur burns with a blue flame.

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

02

温(wēn)泉(quán)附(fù)近(jìn)常(cháng)常(cháng)能(néng)闻(wén)到(dào)硫(liú)磺(huáng)的(de)气(qì)味(wèi)。

Near hot springs, you can often smell the odor of sulfur.

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