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níng

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níng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
níng | ning2
English translation
to congeal
to concentrate attention
to stare
to coagulate, to congeal; to freeze

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About níng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

níng

Contains the radical

bīng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

ice

Etymology of níng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

冫疑

Semantic compound

bīng

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. bīng represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using níng

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这种 zhè zhǒng 液体 yètǐ tiān Lěng shí 凝结 níng jié kuài xiē .

This liquid gels faster in cold weather.

le , xuè huì 凝固 nínggù 结痂 jié jiā .

When you cut yourself , blood clots and forms a scab.

我们 wǒmen 十分 shífēn 详细 xiángxì de 讨论 tǎolùn le 浓密 nóng mì de Lěng 分子 fèn zǐ yún 如何 rúhé 凝聚 níngjù Chéng yuán 恒星 héng xīng .

We recounted in detail how dense, cool molecular clouds condense into protostars.

采用 cǎi yòng liǎng jiāo lián 合成 héchéng le 生物 shēngwù 降解 jiàng jiě tiān 冬氨酸 Shuǐ 凝胶 níng jiāo .

Biodegradable poly ( L - aspartic acid ) hydrogels were synthesized by a two step cross - linking reaction.

suān 细菌 xìjūn 产生 chǎnshēng de suān 足以 zúyǐ 使乳蛋白质 dànbáizhì 凝固 nínggù .

Acid production of lactic acid bacteria is sufficient to coagulate milk proteins.

Words with níng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
níng to congeal níng
混凝土 hùn níng tǔ concrete混凝土 hùn níng tǔ
凝聚 níngjù to condense凝聚 níngjù
凝视 níngshì to gaze at凝視
凝固 nínggù to freeze凝固 nínggù
凝结 níng jié to condense凝結
凝聚力 níng jù lì cohesion凝聚力 níng jù lì
凝望 níng wàng to gaze at凝望 níng wàng
凝重 níng zhòng dignified凝重 níng zhòng
凝血 níng xuè blood clot凝血 níng xuè
凝神 níng shén with rapt attention凝神 níng shén
凝集 níng jí to gather凝集 níng jí
凝血酶 níng xuè méi thrombin (biochemistry)凝血酶 níng xuè méi
凝练 níng liàn concise凝練
凝滞 níng zhì to stagnate凝滯
凝集素 níng jí sù agglutinin凝集素 níng jí sù
凝固剂 níng gù jì coagulant凝固劑
凝固点 níng gù diǎn freezing point凝固點
混凝剂 hùn níng jì coagulant混凝劑
杨凝式 Yáng Níng shì Yang Ningshi (873-954) calligrapher of 5 dynasties period between Tang and Song楊凝式

níng Decomposition & Compounds

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níng Decomposition

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