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紫外

zǐ wài

2-character word

What 紫外 means

1. ultraviolet (ray)

The characters in 紫外

• 紫zǐpurple; violet
• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign

Example sentences

• 紫外线可导致皮肤癌。
  Zǐwàixiàn kě dǎozhì pífū'ái.
  Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
• 平流层的臭氧会吸收紫外线。
  The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.

Words starting with 紫外

• 紫外线zǐ wài xiànultraviolet ray
• 紫外光zǐ wài guāngultraviolet light
• 紫外射线zǐ wài shè xiànultraviolet ray

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