Chinese symbol for “catalyst”
催化剂
cuī huà jì
Traditional: 催化劑
catalyst
The closest CC-CEDICT match for catalyst is 催化剂 (cuī huà jì), defined as: catalyst.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “catalyst”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引线 (引線) | yǐn xiàn | fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead |
| 触媒 (觸媒) | chù méi | (Tw) catalyst |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 催化剂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 催眠 | cuī mián | to lull to sleep; to hypnotize |
| 催化 | cuī huà | to catalyze (a reaction); catalysis |
| 催生 | cuī shēng | to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor |
| 催促 | cuī cù | to urge |
| 催泪弹 (催淚彈) | cuī lèi dàn | tear bomb; tear-gas grenade |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 现代化 (現代化) | xiàn dài huà | modernization; 个 (gè) |
| 剂量 (劑量) | jì liàng | dosage; prescribed dose of medicine |
See also: Japanese symbol for “catalyst”.
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