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金属

jīn shǔ · jin shu

Traditional 金屬

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 种 zhǒng

Meaning

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  1. metal
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Airport security

  1. Dengdeng

    过(guò)安检(ānjiǎn)前(qián)，要(yào)把(bǎ)金属(jīnshǔ)的(de)东西(dōngxi)拿出来(náchūlái)。

    Before security, you must take out metal things.

  2. Liangliang

    金属(jīnshǔ)的(de)东西(dōngxi)？比如(bǐrú)什么(shénme)？

    Metal things? Like what?

  3. Dengdeng

    钥匙(yàoshi)、硬币(yìngbì)，还有(háiyǒu)皮带(pídài)。

    Keys, coins, and a belt.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)放进(fàngjìn)筐(kuāng)里(lǐ)了(le)。

    OK, I put them all in the tray.

  5. Dengdeng

    滴(dī)——还是(háishi)响(xiǎng)了(le)！你(nǐ)身上(shēnshang)还有(háiyǒu)金属(jīnshǔ)吗(ma)？

    Beep! It still went off. Do you still have any metal on you?

  6. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)鞋(xié)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一块(yīkuài)金属(jīnshǔ)片(piàn)。

    Yes, there’s a metal plate in my shoe.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

酸(suān)会(huì)和(hé)金(jīn)属(shǔ)物(wù)质(zhì)起(qǐ)化(huà)学(xué)反(fǎn)应(yìng)。

Acids react chemically with metals.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)盒(hé)子(zi)是(shì)用(yòng)金(jīn)属(shǔ)做(zuò)的(de)。

This box is made of metal.

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