- 光guāng(noun) light; ray; (adverb) only; merely; (adjective) used up; finishedHSK 4
- 反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond; (noun) reaction; response; (noun) chemical reactionHSK 5
- 力lìpower, force, strength; ability, capability; (suffix) -power, -force, -ability (as in 动力, 压力, 能力)HSK 5
- 波bō(bound form) wave (in water, sound, light, etc.); (bound form) unexpected turn of events; disturbanceHSK 7-9
- 化学huà xuéchemistry (the science); (attributive) chemicalHSK 5
- 燃烧rán shāoto burn (physically, of fire or objects); to burn (figuratively, of emotions, passion, etc.)HSK 5
- 旋转xuán zhuǎnto rotate, to spin, to revolveHSK 6
- 时空shí kōng(physics) space-time; (narrative/setting) a particular time and place; a specific era and localeHSK 7-9
- 火焰huǒ yànflame, blazeHSK 7-9
- 核hépit, stone (of fruit); nucleus (of an atom or cell); core, kernel (figurative, often in 核心)HSK 7-9
- 氧气yǎng qìoxygenHSK 6
- 辐射fú shèto radiate, to emit (radiation, heat, light, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 感应gǎn yìng(physics) induction (electromagnetic or electrostatic); response (to a stimulus); reaction; (emotional) rapport; affinity; mutual resonanceHSK 7-9
- 物理wù lǐphysicsHSK 5
- 质量zhì liàngquality; (physics) massHSK 4
- 发光fā guāngto emit light; to glow; to shine (both literally and figuratively)HSK 6
- 元素yuán sùelement, component (key part of something); (chemistry) chemical element; (mathematics) element (member of a set)HSK 6
- 光线guāng xiànlight; ray of light; illumination; lightingHSK 5
- 浮fúto floatHSK 6
- 键jiàn(noun) key (on a keyboard, piano, etc.); (noun) button (on a mouse or other device); (noun) chemical bondHSK 5
- 激光jī guānglaserHSK 7-9
- 融化róng huàto melt, to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into, to mergeHSK 6
- 加里jiā lǐpotassium (chemical element K)HSK 7-9
- 功gōngachievement; meritorious deed; contribution; work (physics)HSK 7-9
- 氧yǎngoxygen (chemical element O)HSK 7-9
- 碳tàncarbon (chemical element)HSK 7-9
- 氪kèkrypton (chemical element, Kr)HSK 7-9
- 转动zhuàn dòngto rotate, to revolve, to turnHSK 6
- 重力zhòng lìgravityHSK 7-9
- 支点zhī diǎnfulcrum; point of supportHSK 7-9
- 合成hé chéngto synthesize; to combine chemically; to compose; to form (a whole) by combiningHSK 6
- 核磁共振hé cí gòng zhènnuclear magnetic resonanceHSK 7-9
- 射线shè xiànray (in physics, geometry, or as in X-ray)HSK 7-9
- 光速guāng sùspeed of lightHSK 7-9
- 电流diàn liúelectric currentHSK 7-9
- 蒸发zhēng fāto evaporateHSK 7-9
- 摩擦mó cā(noun) friction (physical resistance between surfaces); (noun) friction, conflict, tension (figurative, between people or groups); (verb) to rub, to chafeHSK 7-9
- 氯lǜchlorineHSK 7-9
- 热量rè liàngheat (as physical energy); calorie content (in food)HSK 5
- 脉冲mài chōngpulse (physics, electronics)HSK 7-9
- 化合物huà hé wùchemical compoundHSK 7-9
- 分解fēn jiěto decompose, to break down (into parts); to resolve (a problem, equation, vector)HSK 7-9
- 粒子lì ziparticle (physics)HSK 7-9
- 酮tóngketoneHSK 7-9
- 反射fǎn shè(verb) to reflect (light, sound, or an image); (verb) to reflect (an abstract quality or situation; to mirror)HSK 7-9
- 放射fàng shèto radiate, to emit (radiation, light, energy)HSK 7-9
- 放射性fàng shè xìngradioactivityHSK 7-9
- 胺ànamine (a class of organic chemical compounds)HSK 7-9
- 磁cí(bound form) magnetism; magneticHSK 7-9
- 渗透shèn tòuto seep, to permeate (of liquids); to infiltrate, to penetrate (of ideas, products, hostile forces); (chemistry) to undergo osmosis; osmosisHSK 7-9
- 燃ránto burn; to igniteHSK 7-9
- 引力yǐn lìgravitation; gravitational attractionHSK 7-9
- 浓度nóng dùconcentration (of a solution, gas, or substance); density (of population, probability, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 强度qiáng dùstrength (of materials, etc.); intensity (of light, sound, exercise, etc.)HSK 5
- 共鸣gòng míng(physics) to resonate; (figurative) to evoke a sympathetic response; to strike a chordHSK 7-9
- 重心zhòng xīncenter of gravity (physics); main focus, core, central part (figurative)HSK 6
- 量子liàng zǐquantumHSK 7-9
- 原子yuán zǐatomHSK 7-9
- 腐蚀fǔ shíto corrode, to erode (chemically); to corrupt, to deprave (morally or mentally)HSK 7-9
- 苯běnbenzene (chemical compound)HSK 7-9