shēn

砷

Character · Noun

chemical element arsenic; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

chemical element arsenic (As)

technical

Arsenic is a metalloid. Historically called "砒 (pī)" in Chinese. It's primarily discussed in scientific, medical, or environmental contexts.

Dì地
xià下
shuǐ水
wū污
rǎn染
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
jiǎn检
cè测
dào到
shēn砷
 。

Groundwater pollution is sometimes found to contain arsenic.

Sān三
yǎng氧
huà化
èr二
shēn砷
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
dú毒
yào药
 。

Arsenic trioxide is an ancient poison.

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Mǒu某
xiē些
shā杀
jūn菌
jì剂
zhōng中
hán含
yǒu有
shēn砷
de的
huà化
hé合
wù物
 。

Some fungicides contain arsenic compounds.

Shēn砷
zhòng中
dú毒
shì是
yī一
gè个
yán严
zhòng重
de的
gōng公
gòng共
wèi卫
shēng生
wèn问
tí题
 。

Arsenic poisoning is a serious public health issue.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
hé合
jīn金
lǐ里
tiān添
jiā加
le了
shǎo少
liàng量
shēn砷
yǐ以
zēng增
jiā加
yìng硬
dù度
 。

A small amount of arsenic was added to this alloy to increase its hardness.

2.

noun

surname Shen

neutral

A relatively uncommon Chinese surname.

Wǒ我
de的
lì历
shǐ史
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Shēn砷
 。

My history teacher's surname is Shen.

Shēn砷
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
huà化
xué学
jiā家
 。

Mr. Shen is a famous chemist.

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Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
bǎi百
jiā家
xìng姓
zhōng中
néng能
zhǎo找
dào到
Shēn砷
xìng姓
 。

The surname Shen can be found among the traditional Chinese surnames.

Shēn砷
nǚ女
shì士
huò获
dé得
le了
běn本
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
guàn冠
jūn军
 。

Ms. Shen won the championship in this competition.

Qǐng请
wèn问
 ，
Shēn砷
jīng经
lǐ理
zài在
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
ma吗
 ？

Excuse me, is Manager Shen in the office?