矿物
kuàngwù
mineral
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 这个地区有丰富的矿物资源。This region has abundant mineral resources.
- 盐是一种常见的矿物。Salt is a common mineral.
Collocations
矿物资源矿物质开采矿物稀有矿物
Mnemonic
矿 kuàng "ore" + 物 wù "substance": a substance from ore deposits, i.e. a mineral. 矿物质 = minerals (nutrients). The 矿 is the same as in 矿山 (kuàngshān, a mine) and 煤矿 (méikuàng, a coal mine).
Related
矿产矿山资源金属
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