Chinese word dictionary

镧系元素

Practice word

Word information

Simplified镧系元素

Traditional鑭系元素

Pinyinlán xì yuán sù

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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

镧lán

lanthanum

系xì

system; line, link, connection

元yuán

first; dollar; origin; head

素sù

plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally

How to learn 镧系元素

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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没关系méiguānxi

it doesn't matter

元yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon; surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

关系guānxì

relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:個|个[ge4]; variant of 關係|关系[guan1 xi5]

联系liánxì

connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch; variant of 聯繫|联系[lian2 xi4]

单元dānyuán

unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase

系jì

to tie; to fasten; to button up