gǒng
汞
mercury; quicksilver
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
mercury; quicksilver (chemical element)
technicalTechnical term for the chemical element mercury, also commonly called 水银 (shuǐyín). Its vapor is highly toxic.
gǒng汞
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
wēn温
xià下
chéng呈
yè液
tài态
de的
jīn金
shǔ属
yuán元
sù素
。
Mercury is a metallic element that exists in liquid state at room temperature.
wēn温
dù度
jì计
lǐ里
de的
yè液
tǐ体
jiù就
shì是
gǒng汞
。
The liquid inside a thermometer is mercury.
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zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
pǐn品
hán含
yǒu有
shǎo少
liàng量
gǒng汞
chéng成
fèn分
，
xū需
jǐn谨
shèn慎
shǐ使
yòng用
。
This medicine contains a small amount of mercury and should be used with caution.
shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
yòng用
gǒng汞
lái来
zhì制
zuò作
biāo标
zhǔn准
qì气
yà压
jì计
。
Laboratories use mercury to make standard barometers.
gǒng汞
néng能
róng溶
jiě解
duō多
zhǒng种
jīn金
shǔ属
xíng形
chéng成
gǒng汞
qí齐
。
Mercury can dissolve many metals to form amalgams.
noun
surname Gong
formalUsed as a family name, rarely seen in modern China.
gǒng汞
jiào教
shòu授
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
zhī知
míng名
xué学
zhě者
。
Professor Gong is a renowned scholar at our university.
wǒ我
rèn认
shi识
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
gǒng汞
de的
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
。
I know an elderly gentleman with the family name Gong.