牛顿
niúdùn
In Mandarin, "newton" is translated as 牛顿 (niúdùn).
As a noun, 牛顿 refers to the derived unit of force. The term is also used as a name to refer to a place name or as a surname.
Meaning: derived unit of force (noun)
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
niúdùn
Did you know?
- Because 牛 (ox) is a very common character, many people use it as a slang way to describe someone who is 'strong' or 'awesome' in modern internet slang.
- While 牛顿 is a transliteration of the name, the character 牛 means 'ox' and 顿 can mean 'suddenly' or 'to pause'.
- When reading physics equations aloud in Mandarin, scientists often use the English letter 'N' instead of saying the full word 牛顿.
Examples in context
- 我正在研究牛顿的力学定律。I am studying Newton's laws of mechanics.
- 这个力的单位是牛顿。Zhège lì de dānwèi shì Niúdùn.The unit of this force is newton.
Example conversation
Two students are discussing a physics problem in class.
- 佳怡 Jiayi浩然，这个答案应该是多少牛顿？Hàorán, zhège dá'àn yīnggāi shì duōshǎo niúdùn?Haoran, how many newtons should this answer be?
- 浩然 Haoran我想应该是五牛顿。Wǒ xiǎng yīnggāi shì wǔ niúdùn.I think it should be five newtons.
- 佳怡 Jiayi我也算出了同样的结果。Wǒ yě suànchūle tóngyàng de jiéguǒ.I calculated the same result too.
- 浩然 Haoran太好了，我们都做对了。Tài hǎole, wǒmen dōu zuòduì le.Great, we both got it right.
