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纳米

nà mǐ · na mi

Traditional 納米

Meaning

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  1. nanometer
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A nano phone case

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)手机壳(shǒujīké)用了(yòngle)纳米(nàmǐ)材料(cáiliào)。

    This phone case uses nano material.

  2. Liangliang

    纳米(nàmǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is nano?

  3. Dengdeng

    纳米(nàmǐ)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)，比(bǐ)头发(tóufa)细(xì)几万倍(jǐwànbèi)。

    Nano is tiny, tens of thousands of times thinner than hair.

  4. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)的(de)东西(dōngxi)，我(wǒ)能(néng)看到(kàndào)吗(ma)？

    Can I see something that small?

  5. Dengdeng

    看不到(kànbùdào)纳米(nàmǐ)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)能(néng)看到(kàndào)价格(jiàgé)。

    You cannot see nano, but you can see the price.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看到了(kàndàole)，这个(zhège)价格(jiàgé)可(kě)不是(bùshì)纳米(nàmǐ)大小(dàxiǎo)！

    I see it. This price is not nano-sized!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)材(cái)料(liào)的(de)厚(hòu)度(dù)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)纳(nà)米(mǐ)。

This material is only a few nanometers thick.

02

纳(nà)米(mǐ)技(jì)术(shù)正(zhèng)在(zài)改(gǎi)变(biàn)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)。

Nanotechnology is changing our lives.

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