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粒子

lì zǐ · li zi/lì zi · li zi

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Meaning

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lì zǐ 粒子

  1. (elementary) particle
  2. grain

lì zi 粒子

  1. grain (of rice)
  2. granule
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Dust in the sunlight

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，阳光(yángguāng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)小(xiǎo)粒子(lìzi)，在(zài)飘(piāo)。

    Look, there are lots of tiny particles floating in the sunlight.

  2. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)粒子(lìzi)，其实(qíshí)是(shì)灰尘(huīchén)。

    These particles are actually dust.

  3. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)该(gāi)打扫(dǎsǎo)了(le)。

    Oh? Then we should clean up.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，不然(bùrán)家(jiā)里(lǐ)全是(quánshì)灰尘(huīchén)。

    Yes, otherwise the house will be full of dust.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，等(děng)阳光(yángguāng)走(zǒu)了(le)再(zài)打扫(dǎsǎo)，反正(fǎnzhèng)那时候(nàshíhou)看不见(kànbujiàn)。

    OK, I'll clean after the sunlight goes. You can't see it then anyway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

物(wù)理(lǐ)学(xué)家(jiā)用(yòng)加(jiā)速(sù)器(qì)研(yán)究(jiū)基(jī)本(běn)粒(lì)子(zǐ)的(de)性(xìng)质(zhì)。

Physicists use accelerators to study the properties of elementary particles.

02

空(kōng)气(qì)中(zhōng)漂(piāo)浮(fú)着(zhe)许(xǔ)多(duō)细(xì)小(xiǎo)的(de)粒(lì)子(zǐ)。

Many tiny particles are floating in the air.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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