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黄铜
huángtóng
Description
黄铜是一种金属，颜色像黄金一样黄。
"黄铜" is a metal with a color as yellow as gold.
人们常用黄铜做门把手、乐器和一些装饰品。
People often use "黄铜" to make door handles, musical instruments, and some decorations.
Meanings
黄铜huángtóng
brass (an alloy of copper and zinc)
这个门把手是黄铜做的。
This doorknob is made of brass.
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Notes
- Etymology
黄 (yellow) + 铜 (copper), describing the yellowish copper-zinc alloy.
- Nuance
黄铜 is brass; 青铜 is bronze; plain 铜 is pure copper.
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