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液

yè

HSK 6 Character

What 液 means

1. bound forma liquid
2. also pr. yì

Example sentences

• 水是液体。
  Water is a liquid.
• 伤口流出脓液。
  Shāngkǒu liúchū nóng yè.
  The wound discharged pus.
• 水和油都是液体。
  Shuǐ hé yóu dōu shì yètǐ.
  Water and oil are both liquids.
• 我不喜欢用洗衣液。
  Wǒ bù xǐhuan yòng xǐyīyè.
  I don't like to use liquid laundry detergent.
• 我的尿液是透明的。
  My urine is clear.
• 我希望你做血液检查。
  Wǒ xīwàng nǐ zuò xuèyè jiǎnchá.
  I'd like you to have a blood test.

Words starting with 液

• 液体yè tǐliquid
• 液晶yè jīngliquid crystal
• 液化气yè huà qìliquid gas; bottled gas (fuel)
• 液压yè yāhydraulic pressure
• 液态yè tàiliquid (state)
• 液化yè huàto liquefy
• 液冷yè lěngto liquid-cool
• 液力yè lìhydraulic power; (attributive) hydraulic
• 液流yè liústream; flow of liquid
• 液面yè miànsurface (of a body of liquid)
• 液态水yè tài shuǐliquid water (as opposed to steam or ice)
• 液压传动yè yā chuán dònghydraulic drive; hydraulic transmission
• 液化石油气yè huà shí yóu qìliquefied petroleum gas
• 液态奶yè tài nǎigeneral term for milk packaged for the consumer, including long-life (UHT) milk…
• 液胞yè bāo(Taiwan) vacuole
• 液晶屏yè jīng píngliquid crystal screen
• 液晶显示yè jīng xiǎn shìLCD; liquid crystal display
• 液晶显示器yè jīng xiǎn shì qìliquid crystal display
• 液泡yè pào(biology) vacuole
• 液滴yè dīdrop of liquid; droplet
• 液氨yè ānliquid ammonia
• 液氮yè dànliquid nitrogen
• 液压千斤顶yè yā qiān jīn dǐnghydraulic jack

Words containing 液

• 血液xuè yèblood; (fig.) lifeblood
• 输液shū yèintravenous infusion; to get put on an IV
• 溶液róng yèsolution (chemistry)
• 精液jīng yèsemen
• 唾液tuò yèsaliva
• 血液循环xuè yè xún huánblood circulation
• 五粮液Wǔ liáng yèWuliangye liquor; Five Grain liquor
• 口服液kǒu fú yè(pharmacology) oral liquid
• 尿液niào yèurine
• 汁液zhī yèjuice
• 毒液dú yèvenom; poisonous fluid
• 汗液hàn yèsweat
• 浴液yù yèbody wash
• 脑液nǎo yèbrain fluid
• 蛋液dàn yèbeaten eggs
• 补液bǔ yèto administer fluids (esp. intravenously); tonic drink; nourishing beverage
• 试液shì yèreagent; test solution; experimental liquid
• 贫液pín yèwaste liquid; liquid with precipitate skimmed off
• 香液xiāng yèperfume; balsam
• 体液tǐ yèbodily fluid
• 修正液xiū zhèng yècorrection fluid
• 培养液péi yǎng yèculture fluid (in biological lab.)
• 太液池Tài yè chíarea to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai
• 导液管dǎo yè guǎn(medicine) catheter

Characters built on 夜

These share the phonetic component 夜 (yè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 腋yè(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil
• 掖yēto tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal

Characters that look like 液

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 滋zīto grow; to nourish; to increase
• 雇gùto employ; to hire; to rent
• 痛tòngache; pain; sorrow
• 缘yuáncause; reason; karma
• 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)…
• 竣jùncomplete; finish

Sounds the same

Read yè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 页page; leaf
• 夜night
• 业line of business; industry; occupation
• 叶leaf; page; lobe
• 烨blaze of fire; glorious
• 谒to visit (a superior)
• 曳to drag; to pull; Taiwan pr. yì
• 掖to support by the arm; to help; to promote
• 腋(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil
• 晔bright light; to sparkle
• 咽to choke (in crying)
• 靥dimple