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乳酸 (rǔ suān): Lactic acid (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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乳 • rǔ • breast, milk, to suckle
rǔ乳

breast, milk, to suckle

酸 • suān • sour • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
suān酸

sour

Word Info

Pinyinrǔ suān
Meaninglactic acid
Characters2
HSK—
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 乳酸.

Words with 乳
  • 哺乳bǔ rǔbreast-feed; suckle; nurse
  • 乳制品rǔ zhì pǐndairy product
  • 乳头rǔ tóunipple
  • 乳房rǔ fángbreast
  • 乳牙rǔ yábaby tooth; deciduous tooth
  • 乳糖rǔ tánglactose
  • 乳罩rǔ zhàobra; brassiere
  • 乳腺rǔ xiànmammary gland
Words with 酸
  • 酸奶suān nǎiyogurt
  • 酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làsour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
  • 心酸xīn suānHeartbroken / Sore at heart
  • 辛酸xīn suānBitter
寒酸
hán suān
shabby; poor-looking; miserly
  • 尖酸jiān suānsharp; acerbic (speech)
  • 氰酸qíngsuāncyanic acid
  • 盐酸yán suānhydrochloric acid
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 乳酸

    yùn运
    dòng动
    hòu后
    jī肌
    ròu肉
    huì会
    chǎn产
    shēng生
    rǔ乳
    suān酸
    。
    After exercise, muscles produce lactic acid.
    suān酸
    nǎi奶
    zhōng中
    hán含
    yǒu有
    fēng丰
    fù富
    de的
    rǔ乳
    suān
    酸
    。
    Yogurt contains abundant lactic acid.