gānguō

坩埚

Word · Noun

crucible; melting pot

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

crucible; a heat-resistant container for melting metals or other substances

neutral

Commonly used in metallurgy, chemistry, and materials science.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
bǎ把
tiě铁
shuǐ水
dǎo倒
rù入
gān坩
guō埚
zhōng中
 。

The workers poured the molten iron into the crucible.

Zhè这
ge个
shí实
yàn验
shì室
xū需
yào要
yī一
gè个
xīn新
de的
bó铂
jīn金
gān坩
guō埚
 。

This laboratory needs a new platinum crucible.

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Shí石
mò墨
gān坩
guō埚
kě可
yǐ以
chéng承
shòu受
jí极
gāo高
de的
wēn温
dù度
 。

Graphite crucibles can withstand extremely high temperatures.

Gǔ古
dài代
de的
jīn金
jiàng匠
shǐ使
yòng用
táo陶
tǔ土
gān坩
guō埚
lái来
róng熔
huà化
huáng黄
jīn金
 。

Ancient goldsmiths used earthenware crucibles to melt gold.

Huà化
xué学
shí实
yàn验
yòng用
de的
cí瓷
gān坩
guō埚
fēi非
cháng常
róng容
yì易
qīng清
xǐ洗
 。

The porcelain crucibles used for chemical experiments are very easy to clean.