 hao2 - milli- wei1 - micro-; one millionth part of miao3 - second (time) From the Greek word nanos - dwarf. A billionth of a second. Also called a millimicrosecond. Many computer operations, such as the speed of memory chips, are measured in nanoseconds. Nanosecond is often abbreviated as ns. |
January 11, 1998Intel Museum - How Fast is a Nanosecond A Concise Dictionary of Nanoterminology |
 fu4zhi4 - duplicate; reproduce; make a copy of ren2lei4 - humankind; human Here is a word that I found in Mingbao newspaper on Friday, January 9, 1998. It's a word "in the news"!!!! |
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 ye4 - liquid; fluid ya1 - pressure lian2 - to join; connect zhou2 - axis; axle; pivot jie2 - joint; node; knot One of those describe-the-thing-that-it-is words. For a description of what a hydraulic coupling is, either follow the link I have provided or go to a search engine and look for > hydraulic coupling. |
January 09, 1998Gates MegaCrimp Hydraulic Couplings |
 shuang1 - a pair; things that come in pairs; two qu1 - curve xian4 - line A curve with equation x2/a2 - y2/b2 = 1. |
January 8, 1998Conic Sections Keplerian Elements Tutorial |
 bai4 - to do obeisance; salute; pay respects to huo3 - fire jiao4 - a religion Zoroastrianism is a religion dating back to the 6th century B.C. in Persia founded by the prophet Zoroaster. The supreme deity of Zoroastrianism is Ahura Mazda who contends with the evil spirit Ahriman. |
January 7, 1998
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 liang2 - to measure you2 - oil chi3 - a foot ruler Here you have a word that you don't normally think of in terms of another language like Chinese. My experience has been that these are good words to learn to reinforce the use of a new language. Next time you check the oil in your car, you'll know what to call the thing you're using. It's also a good word to reinforce the difference between liang2 - to measure and liang4 - quantity. Personally, I find characters like this, that can have different meanings with different tones, a little confusing. It's useful to have a couple of good solid words containing the variant tones to lock in the meaning associated with each tone. Notice that this word also contains a second character. chi3 - a foot ruler, that has another meaning with another tone, chi2 - a unit in Chinese linear measurement slightly longer than a foot. |
January 6, 1998 |
 yi2chuan2 - genetic gong1cheng2 - engineering A very straightforward word in Chinese just as it is in English. Beyond the word itself, the implications of what the word actually means are significant and far-reaching. Genetic engineering has already begun a revolution that impacts our lives in very fundamental ways. The discoveries already made in medicine, animal husbandry and agriculture (just to mention a few areas) are astounding. In the years to come, prepare to be amazed by discoveries linked to this concept! |
January 5, 1998 |
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