sù liào
plastique
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这个塑料袋可以回收利用。
Zhège sùliào dài kěyǐ huíshōu lìyòng.
This plastic bag can be recycled.
塑料制品在阳光下容易老化。
Sùliào zhìpǐn zài yángguāng xià róngyì lǎohuà.
Plastic products are prone to aging in the sun.
塑料瓶可以用来做花盆。
Sùliào píng kěyǐ lái yòng zuò huāpén.
Plastic bottles can be used to make flower pots.
塑胶 (sùjiǎo)
plastic
合成树脂 (héchéng shùzhī)
synthetic resin
天然 (tiān rán)
natural
木质 (mù zhì)
wooden
The Chinese word 塑料 (sùliào) for "plastic" is derived from the Greek word "plastikos", which means "capable of being molded or shaped". The term was first used in English in the 19th century to describe a new type of material that could be easily molded into different shapes. The Chinese word 塑料 was coined in the early 20th century by the Chinese chemist Fan Xudong, who combined the characters 塑 (sù), meaning "to mold" or "to shape", and 料 (liào), meaning "material". The term 塑料 is now widely used in Chinese to refer to a wide range of plastic materials, including polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride.
