🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

冶金学

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yějīn xué

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
metallurgy/ˈmɛtəlɜːrdʒi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"冶金学对于提取和提纯矿石中的金属至关重要。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.

    "Advancements in metallurgy have allowed engineers to create stronger, lighter alloys for aerospace applications."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from French métallurgie, or from modern Latin metallurgia, from Greek metallourgos 'worker in metal'.

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