Definition
哌 (pài) is a character used exclusively in phonetic transliterations of foreign words, especially in chemical and pharmaceutical terms. It never appears alone in modern Chinese; you'll encounter it in compounds like 哌嗪 (pàiqín, piperazine) and 哌啶 (pàidìng, piperidine).
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(used in transliteration) phonetic component in loanwordsespecially chemical terms
Examples
- 哌。pàiqín shì yì zhǒng huàxué wùzhì.Piperazine is a chemical substance.
- 哌啶。pàidìng cháng yòng yú zhì yào.Piperidine is often used in pharmaceuticals.
- 哌啶哌。pàidìng hé pàiqín dōu shì huàxué wùzhì.Piperidine and piperazine are both chemical substances.
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