liúhuáng
磺
sulfur; brimstone
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
sulfur; brimstone
formalThe traditional and often used variant spelling is 硫磺, both refer to the same chemical element sulfur in its natural mineral form.
Liú硫
huáng黄
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
huà化
gōng工
yuán原
liào料
。
Sulfur is an important chemical raw material.
Zhōng中
yī医
cháng常
yòng用
liú硫
huáng黄
lái来
zhì治
liáo疗
pí皮
fū肤
bìng病
。
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses sulfur to treat skin diseases.
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Gǔ古
dài代
lián炼
dān丹
jiā家
cháng常
jiāng将
liú硫
huáng黄
zuò作
wéi为
lián炼
dān丹
de的
yuán原
liào料
zhī之
yī一
。
Ancient alchemists often used sulfur as one of the ingredients for making elixirs.
Huǒ火
shān山
pēn喷
fā发
hòu后
cháng常
huì会
liú留
xià下
dà大
liàng量
de的
liú硫
huáng黄
chén沉
jī积
wù物
。
After volcanic eruptions, large amounts of sulfur deposits are often left behind.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shā杀
chóng虫
jì剂
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
chéng成
fèn分
shì是
liú硫
huáng黄
。
The main ingredient of this pesticide is sulfur.