石棉 (Shí mián) — asbestos

Definition

Examples

• 老房子通常使用石棉作为隔热材料。
  Lǎo fáng zi tōng cháng shǐ yòng Shí mián zuò wéi gé rè cái liào.
  Old houses usually use asbestos as insulation material.
• 长期吸入石棉粉尘会导致严重的肺部疾病。
  Cháng qī xī rù Shí mián fěn chén huì dǎo zhì yán zhòng de fèi bù jí bìng.
  Long-term inhalation of asbestos dust can cause serious lung diseases.
• 许多国家已经禁止生产和使用石棉。
  Xǔ duō guó jiā yǐ jīng jìn zhǐ shēng chǎn hé shǐ yòng Shí mián.
  Many countries have banned the production and use of asbestos.

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