铜铝
tóng lǚ
ZH
copper and aluminum
这家工厂生产铜铝复合材料。
This factory produces copper and aluminum composite materials.
Etymology
This word is a compound noun formed by combining the two Chinese characters for copper (铜) and aluminum (铝), directly referring to the two metal elements together.
Memory Aid
Think of 铜 (tóng, copper) as sounding like 'tong' (as in 'bronze'), and 铝 (lǚ, aluminum) as similar to 'lure' to remember the two metals paired together.
Collocations
copper aluminum alloycopper aluminum compositecopper aluminum wire
Synonyms
copper and aluminiumCu-Al
Related Words
copperaluminummetal
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