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鹼 (gaan2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鹼 (gaan2, jiǎn) — base; alkali; soda (chemistry); alkaline; lye

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 鹼水粽 (gaan2 seoi2 zung2) — Akumaki, a type of glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves
• 鹼化 (gaan2 faa3) — to make basic or alkaline; alkalization (chemistry)
• 鹼土 (gaan2 tou2) — alkaline soil
• 鹼土金屬 (gaan2 tou2 gam1 suk6) — alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, stront…
• 鹼基 (gaan2 gei1) — chemical base; nucleobase
• 鹼基互補配對 (gaan2 gei1 wu6 bou2 pui3 deoi3) — complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA

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