乳汁 (rǔ zhī) — breast milk; milk from a mammal; (botany) latex; milky sap from a plant
Definition
Literary or scientific term meaning 'milk' (the sense most learners meet) and also 'latex' — the milky sap plants secrete when cut. Reach for 奶 / 牛奶 in everyday speech about milk.
noun
breast milkmilk from a mammal(botany) latexmilky sap from a plant
Examples
- 乳汁。Mǔ qīn de rǔ zhī fù hán yīng ér suǒ xū de yíng yǎng.Mother's milk is rich in the nutrients that infants need.
- 乳汁。Xiàng jiāo shù liú chū de rǔ zhī kě yǐ jiā gōng chéng xiàng jiāo zhì pǐn.The latex that flows from rubber trees can be processed into rubber products.
- 乳汁。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù yè piàn shòu sǔn hòu huì fēn mì bái sè rǔ zhī.When the leaves of this plant are damaged, it secretes white latex.
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