conserve; remain constant
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to remain constant; to be conserved (of numerical values or physical quantities)
technicalUsed primarily in physics and mathematics to describe quantities such as energy, momentum, or mass that remain unchanged within an isolated or closed system. Often appears in technical compound terms.
Néng能
liàng量
shǒu守
héng恒
shì是
wù物
lǐ理
xué学
de的
jī基
běn本
dìng定
lǜ律
zhī之
yī一
。
The conservation of energy is one of the fundamental laws of physics.
Zài在
fēng封
bì闭
xì系
tǒng统
zhōng中
，
dòng动
liàng量
zǒng总
shì是
shǒu守
héng恒
de的
。
In a closed system, momentum is always conserved.
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Zhè这
gè个
huà化
xué学
fǎn反
yìng应
zūn遵
xún循
zhì质
liàng量
shǒu守
héng恒
dìng定
lǜ律
。
This chemical reaction obeys the law of conservation of mass.
Diàn电
hè荷
shǒu守
héng恒
yì意
wèi味
zhe着
diàn电
hè荷
jì既
bù不
huì会
chuàng创
shēng生
yě也
bù不
huì会
xiāo消
miè灭
。
Conservation of charge means that electric charge can neither be created nor destroyed.