Definition

Examples

• 温度计里装的通常是水银。
  Wēndùjì lǐ zhuāng de tōngcháng shì shuǐ yín.
  Thermometers are usually filled with mercury.
• 水银是一种液体金属，有剧毒。
  shuǐ yín shì yì zhǒng yètǐ jīnshǔ, yǒu jùdú.
  Mercury is a liquid metal that is highly toxic.
• 牙科医生有时会用水银合金补牙。
  Yákē yīshēng yǒushí huì yòng shuǐ yín héjīn bǔ yá.
  Dentists sometimes use amalgam fillings to repair teeth.