磁铁 cítiě magnet
How to remember 磁铁: 磁 magnetic + 铁 iron = magnet.
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How it is used
- A magnet - 磁铁能吸住铁钉 (cítiě néng xīzhù tiědīng) a magnet can attract iron nails.
- A plain physics/everyday noun; 吸 (xī, attract) is its typical verb.
Example sentences
- 磁铁互相吸引。 Cítiě hùxiāng xīyǐn.The magnets attract each other.