沙林 (shā lín) — sarin (nerve gas)

Definition

noun
sarin (nerve gas)

Examples

  • 沙林,。
    Zài dōng jīng dì tiě shā lín dú qì shì jiàn zhōng, xǔ duō rén shòu shāng le.
    Many people were injured in the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack.
  • 沙林。
    shā lín Shì yì zhǒng fēi cháng wēi xiǎn de huà xué wǔ qì.
    Sarin is a very dangerous chemical weapon.
  • 沙林。
    Shí yàn shì nèi jìn zhǐ shǐ yòng shā lín.
    The use of sarin is prohibited in the laboratory.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

林 is made of two 木 (tree) placed side by side, showing many trees together, hence a forest.

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