Chinese word dictionary

聚乙烯

jù yǐ xī · polythene; polyethylene

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Simplified聚乙烯

Traditional聚乙烯

Pinyinjù yǐ xī

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

聚jù

to assemble, to collect, to meet

乙yǐ

second; 2nd heavenly stem

烯xī

alkene

How to learn 聚乙烯

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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聚jù

to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-

聚餐jùcān

communal meal; formal dinner of club or group

聚会jùhuì

party; gathering; to meet; to get together

乙yǐ

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

聚集jùjí

to assemble; to gather

欢聚huānjù

to get together socially; to celebrate; party; celebration