| 临界质量 |
lín jiè zhì liàng |
critical mass |
| 临 |
lín |
to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before |
| 临界 |
lín jiè |
critical / boundary |
| 界 |
jiè |
(bound form) boundary; border / (bound form) realm |
| 质 |
zhì |
character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhi2] |
| 质量 |
zhì liàng |
(physics) mass / quality (i.e. degree of excellence) / quality and quantity |
| 量 |
liáng |
to measure |
| 量 |
liàng |
capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word |