元素

yuánsù

HSK 6

元素 — yuánsù

1. element; a fundamental or key component of something

   信任是团队合作的重要元素。 xìnrèn shì tuánduì hézuò de zhòngyào yuánsù — Trust is an important element of teamwork.

2. chemical element (e.g., oxygen, iron)

   氢是最简单的化学元素。 qīng shì zuì jiǎndān de huàxuéyuánsù — Hydrogen is the simplest chemical element.

3. element (member) of a set (mathematics)

   如果x属于集合A，我们就称x为A的一个元素。 rúguǒ x shǔyú jíhé A wǒmen jiù chēng x wèi A de yígè yuánsù — If x belongs to set A, we call x an element of A.