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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

液体

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yè tǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Liquid/ˈlɪk.wɪd/
nounadjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"水在常温下是液体。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a consistency like that of water or oil; flowing freely but having a constant volume.

    "Ice turns into liquid water when heated."
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance that flows freely and conforms to the shape of its container but retains a constant volume independent of pressure.

    "Please make sure to drink plenty of clear liquids while recovering."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'liquidus', meaning fluid or clear, stemming from 'liquere', meaning to be fluid or to melt. It entered Middle English in the 15th century through Old French, originally referring to flowing substances and later expanding into financial and scientific domains.

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