钡 (bèi) — barium (chemical element, Ba)
Definition
noun
barium (chemical element, Ba)
Easily confused
- 坝bàlook-alikedam; dike; embankment
- 被bèisound-alike(preposition) used to mark passive voice, placed before the doer (or directly before the verb if the doer is omitted)
- 呗bàilook-alike(bound form) to chant (in Buddhist context, from Sanskrit pāṭhaka)
- 背bèisound-aliketo memorize, to recite from memory
- 背bèisound-alike(noun) back (of the body)
- 倍bèisound-alike(classifier) times, -fold (indicates multiplier after a number)
Examples
- 。Yī shēng ràng bìng rén hē bèi cān.The doctor had the patient drink a barium meal.
- 钡。bèi Shì yì zhǒng jīn shǔ yuán sù.Barium is a metallic element.
- 钡。Zhè zhǒng huà hé wù hán yǒu bèi.This compound contains barium.
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