mercury; quicksilver
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mercury; quicksilver (chemical element Hg)
A heavy, silvery-white, toxic liquid metal used in thermometers, barometers, and various industrial applications. In chemical contexts, the term 汞 (gǒng) is preferred, while 水银 is the common name.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wēn温
dù度
jì计
lǐ里
zhuāng装
yǒu有
shuǐ水
yín银
。
This type of thermometer contains mercury.
Shuǐ水
yín银
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yǒu有
dú毒
de的
yè液
tài态
jīn金
shǔ属
。
Mercury is a toxic liquid metal.
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Yī医
shēng生
shǐ使
yòng用
shuǐ水
yín银
zhù柱
lái来
cè测
liàng量
xuè血
yā压
。
Doctors use a mercury column to measure blood pressure.
Bù不
yào要
dǎ打
pò破
shuǐ水
yín银
wēn温
dù度
jì计
，
yīn因
wèi为
xiè泄
lòu漏
de的
shuǐ水
yín银
hěn很
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
Do not break a mercury thermometer, because the leaked mercury is very dangerous.