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Chemistry for Everyone
Learning Common Chinese Chemical Terms and Characters
A Resource for Scientific Research and Collaboration
Hsiu-Yi Chao
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China

David G. Churchill
Molecular Logic Gate Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and School of Molecular Science (BK 21), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea

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September 2008
Vol. 85 No. 9
p. 1210
Abstract
This article serves as a primer to Mandarin Chinese mainly for chemical practitioners who have no familiarity with the Mandarin Chinese language and who may travel to East Asia during their career or work in collaboration with Chinese-speaking people. Eight vocabulary lists (given in English, written Chinese, and Pinyin romanization) feature groups of related chemical and otherwise practical terms; the commonalities among these terms are discussed. Five Chinese terms in particular are emphasized throughout the article to aid learning. Mandarin Chinese names of the chemical elements are also provided; many of these names also reveal language patterns.
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Chao, Hsiu-Yi; Churchill, David G. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 1210.
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Keywords
Communication / Writing; Enrichment / Review Materials; General Public; Professional Development; Public Understanding / Outreach
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