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有机

yǒujī

Description

「有机」常常用来说食物,比如有机蔬菜,意思是种的时候不用化学的东西。

"有机" is often used to describe food, like organic vegetables, meaning they are grown without chemicals.

这个词也可以表示各个部分连在一起,像「有机的整体」。

This word can also mean that parts are connected together, like an "有机的整体" (organic whole).

Meanings

有机yǒujī

organic (grown without chemicals)

我喜欢买有机蔬菜。

I like buying organic vegetables.

有机yǒujī

organic; closely connected as a whole

这些部分是一个有机的整体。

These parts form an organic whole.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    有 (to have) + 机 (mechanism/organism); a translation term for scientific 'organic'.

  • Nuance

    for food it means chemical-free; in chemistry/abstract use it means carbon-based or well-integrated.

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