magnet; lodestone
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magnet; lodestone; magnetic stone
A common colloquial term referring to any material or object that produces a magnetic field and attracts iron. The term literally means 'stone that attracts iron'. It can refer to both natural magnets (lodestones) and artificial magnets.
Zhè这
kuài块
xī吸
tiě铁
shí石
néng能
xī吸
qǐ起
hěn很
duō多
tiě铁
dīng钉
。
This magnet can pick up many iron nails.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
yòng用
xī吸
tiě铁
shí石
zuò做
kē科
xué学
shí实
yàn验
。
The children use magnets for science experiments.
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Xī吸
tiě铁
shí石
de的
liǎng两
jí极
fēn分
bié别
shì是
NN
jí极
hé和
SS
jí极
。
The two poles of a magnet are the N pole and S pole respectively.