aluminum for household utensils; cookware aluminum
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aluminum (used for making household utensils)
Refers specifically to aluminum used for everyday household cookware such as pots, pans, and basins. Despite containing the character 钢 (steel), it denotes aluminum. Also commonly known as 钢种 (gāngzhǒng). The term is now somewhat dated, with 铝 (lǚ) being more common in modern usage.
Wǒ我
jiā家
hái还
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
lǎo老
shì式
de的
gāng钢
jīng精
guō锅
。
My family still has an old-fashioned aluminum pot.
Gāng钢
jīng精
yě也
jiào叫
gāng钢
zhǒng种
，
shì是
yǐ以
qián前
duì对
lǚ铝
de的
sú俗
chēng称
。
Gāngjīng, also called gāngzhǒng, was a common name for aluminum in the past.
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Zhè这
gè个
gāng钢
jīng精
pén盆
yòng用
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
le了
。
This aluminum basin has been used for twenty years.