cí
磁
magnetism; same as '瓷'
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
magnetism; magnetic property
Refers to the physical property of magnetism that allows certain materials to attract metals like iron and nickel.
Cí磁
tiě铁
jù具
yǒu有
hěn很
qiáng强
de的
cí磁
xìng性
。
Magnets have strong magnetic properties.
Dì地
qiú球
běn本
shēn身
jiù就
shì是
yí一
gè个
dà大
cí磁
tǐ体
。
The Earth itself is a large magnet.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
cái材
liào料
méi没
yǒu有
cí磁
xìng性
。
This material has no magnetic properties.
Cí磁
xuán悬
fú浮
liè列
chē车
lì利
yòng用
le了
cí磁
lì力
yuán原
lǐ理
。
Maglev trains use the principle of magnetic force.
Wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
le了
cí磁
chǎng场
de的
jī基
běn本
zhī知
shi识
。
We learned the basic knowledge of magnetic fields.
noun
same as '瓷' (porcelain)
archaicVariant form of '瓷' (cí) meaning porcelain or china. This usage is less common in modern Chinese.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
yǒu有
shí时
yòng用
“
cí磁
”
dài代
tì替
“
cí瓷
”
。
In ancient books, "磁" is sometimes used instead of "瓷".
Sòng宋
dài代
cí磁
qì器
wén闻
míng名
shì世
jiè界
。
Song Dynasty porcelain was world-famous.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
“
cí磁
”
yīng应
dǔ读
zuò作
“
cí瓷
”
。
The character "磁" here should be pronounced as "瓷".
Cí磁
qì器
yǔ与
cí瓷
qì器
shì是
tóng同
yī一
gài概
niàn念
de的
bù不
tóng同
xiě写
fǎ法
。
"磁器" and "瓷器" are different ways of writing the same concept.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
“
cí磁
”
zì字
cháng常
tōng通
“
cí瓷
”
。
In ancient documents, the character "磁" often interchangeable with "瓷".