Definition
居里 is the Chinese transliteration of the French surname 'Curie', most famously associated with Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. It is also used as a unit of radioactivity (the curie, symbol Ci), named after Pierre Curie. In academic contexts, you may see it used as a surname (居里夫人 'Madame Curie') or as a unit (一居里).
n.
(proper noun) Curie (surname of Pierre and Marie Curie)
noun
curie (unit of radioactivity)
Examples
- 居里。jū lǐ shì yí wèi zhùmíng de kēxuéjiā.Curie is a famous scientist.
- 居里。Zhège fàngshèxìng wùzhì de qiángdù shì shí jū lǐ.The strength of this radioactive substance is ten curies.
- 居里。jū lǐ fūfù de yánjiū duì wùlǐxué yǒu hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng.The Curies' research had a great influence on physics.
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