Chinese Conversation · Level 41
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Chinese word
试纸
Pronunciation
Pinyinshì zhǐ
Meaning
- nountest strip
Example
请用这张试纸测一下。qǐng yòng zhè zhāng shì zhǐ cè yí xià
Please use this test strip to measure it.
More examples
酸碱试纸能迅速判定溶液的酸碱性。suān jiǎn shì zhǐ néng xùn sù pàn dìng róng yè de suān jiǎn xìng
Acid-base test paper can quickly determine whether a solution is acidic or alkaline.
Core concept
A small disposable paper tool made for checking one specific feature of a sample.
Common phrases
酸碱试纸suān jiǎn shì zhǐ
acid-base test paper
试纸条shì zhǐ tiáo
test strip
Similar words
试条shì tiáo: A disposable testing strip onto which a body fluid or solution is placed for a reaction check.
试剂盒shì jì hé: A complete kit for home testing, with reagents and instructions ready to use.
Definition in Chinese
在医用或家庭检测中指用于检验某种指标的一次性纸片或试剂纸，按用途可分为验孕、血糖、尿检等不同类型。zài yī yòng huò jiā tíng jiǎn cè zhōng zhǐ yòng yú jiǎn yàn móu zhǒng zhǐ biāo dì yí cì xìng zhǐ piàn huò shì jì zhǐ àn yòng tú kě fēn wéi yàn yùn xuè táng niào jiǎn děng bù tóng lèi xíng
Word origin
试纸 (shìzhǐ, "test paper") is formed from 试 (shì, "test") + 纸 (zhǐ, "paper"), directly describing paper designed for testing.
Usage tips
- In pharmacy and home-testing conversations, naming the target of the check helps distinguish products that may all be called by this general noun.
Other meanings
- litmus papernoun
- reagent papernoun
Related words
- 试纸条shì zhǐ tiáotest stripnoun
- 试纸盒shì zhǐ hétest strip boxnoun