半径 (半徑)
bàn jìng
Pinyin
Definition
半径 (半徑)
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- radius
Character Decomposition
Idioms (14)
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
- 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一知半解
- 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
- 2 dilettante
- 3 amateur
一鳞半爪
- 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
事半功倍
- 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
- 2 a stitch in time saves nine
半推半就
- 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
Sample Sentences
正以每小时二十公里的速度往西北方向移动,暴风半径是两百八十公里,目前还在持续增强。
It's moving in a northwesterly direction at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. The radius of the storm is 280 kilometers, and it is continuing to grow.
日本福岛第一核电站的险情仍未排除,面临再次爆炸。若福岛核电站爆炸,辐射或将达100公里。核电站目前有50名死士持续往反应堆注入海水。由于核泄漏危险增高,菅直人指示将核电站周边疏散半径扩展到30公里。核辐射的威胁已经令部分东京市民感到恐慌,有很多东京市民自发离开东京或将子女送离东京。”
"The situation at Japan's Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is still dangerous and the plant is facing the possibility of a second explosion. It appears as though radiation from an explosion at the plant could reach up to 100 kilometers. At present, 50 brave workers continue to pour seawater on the reactors. Because there is an increasing risk of radioactive leakage, Kan Naoto has instructed that the evacuation radius be extended by 30 kilometers. The threat of nuclear radiation is already causing panic among some Tokyo residents, and many have already taken the initiative to leave or send their children away".