喹 (kuí) — used in chemical terms such as 喹啉 (quinoline)

Definition

喹 (kuí) is a bound morph — it never stands alone and appears only in chemical terms, chiefly 喹啉 (quinoline). Learners will only meet it as part of a technical compound.

bound form

used in chemical terms such as 喹啉 (quinoline)

Examples

喹啉。
kuí Lín shì yì zhǒng zhòng yào de yǒu jī huà hé wù.
Quinoline is an important organic compound.
喹啉。
Zhè zhǒng yào wù hán yǒu kuí lín jié gòu.
This drug contains a quinoline structure.
喹啉C9H7N。
kuí Lín de fēn zǐ shì shì C9H7N.
The molecular formula of quinoline is C9H7N.

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