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尼龙

nylon

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ni2long2 • nílóng

Meaning

Primary

nylon

Hint

This word is simply a phonetic transcription of the English word "nylon". If you say it aloud, you will see it sounds somewhat similar.

Mnemonic

To remember 尼龙 nylon, picture a 尼 nun riding around on a cool 龙 dragon that flies in the air. Instead of her normal clothes, she has a 尼龙 nylon robe that has a 龙 dragon on it too.

Usage

这 件 外套 是 用 尼龙 做 的。

This jacket is made of nylon.

尼龙 比 棉布 更 容易 干。

Nylon dries faster than cotton.

那 位 尼姑 穿 着 尼龙 袍子。

The nun wears nylon robes.