hard water
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hard water; water containing high levels of calcium, magnesium, iron, and manganese salts
Characterized by a disagreeable taste and tendency to form scale in pipes and boilers; contrasted with soft water (软水).
Wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
qū区
de的
zì自
lái来
shuǐ水
shì是
yìng硬
shuǐ水
，
shāo烧
shuǐ水
hú壶
lǐ里
zǒng总
yǒu有
shuǐ水
gòu垢
。
The tap water in our neighborhood is hard water, and there is always scale in the kettle.
Yìng硬
shuǐ水
róng容
yì易
zài在
guō锅
lú炉
nèi内
bì壁
xíng形
chéng成
shuǐ水
gòu垢
，
yǐng影
xiǎng响
chuán传
rè热
xiào效
lǜ率
。
Hard water easily forms scale on the inner walls of boilers, affecting heat transfer efficiency.
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Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
rú如
hé何
jiàng降
dī低
yìng硬
shuǐ水
de的
yìng硬
dù度
。
Scientists are researching how to reduce the hardness of hard water.