下雪 xià xuě to snow syn 雪山 xuě shān snow-capped mountain 冰雪 bīng xuě ice and snow syn 硫酸 liú suān sulfuric acid H2SO4 / sulfate 雪梨 xuě lí snow pear (pyrus nivalis) 大雪 dà xuě Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December 尖酸 jiān suān harsh / scathing / acid (remarks) syn 盐酸 鹽酸 yán suān hydrochloric acid HCl 斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 小雪 xiǎo xuě Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December 碳酸 tàn suān carbonic acid / carbonate 天花 tiān huā smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil 两性 兩性 liǎng xìng male and female / both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc) / (chemistry) amphoteric 脂肪酸 zhī fáng suān fatty acid 胃酸 wèi suān gastric acid syn 雪白 xuě bái snow white syn 磷酸 lín suān phosphoric acid 丙烯酸 bǐng xī suān acrylic acid C3H4O2 乳酸 rǔ suān lactic acid 积雪 積雪 jī xuě snow / snow cover / snow mantle syn 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì a world of ice and snow syn 降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology) syn 降雪 jiàng xuě to snow / snowfall syn 氨基酸 ān jī suān amino acid 硝酸 xiāo suān nitric acid syn 油酸 yóu suān oleic acid 酸雨 suān yǔ acid rain 乙酸 yǐ suān acetic acid (CH3COOH) / ethanoic acid syn 雪亮 xuě liàng lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes) syn 核酸 hé suān nucleic acid / (coll.) nucleic acid test (abbr. for 核酸檢測|核酸检测[he2suan1 jian3ce4]) 柠檬酸 檸檬酸 níng méng suān citric acid 酸溜溜 suān liū liū sour / acid syn 醋酸 cù suān acetic acid (CH3COOH) / acetate syn 叶酸 葉酸 yè suān folic acid 氰酸 qíng suān cyanic acid HCN 苯甲酸 běn jiǎ suān benzoic acid C6H5COOH 皑皑 皚皚 ái ái (literary) white as snow / pure white syn 雪豹 xuě bào snow leopard 硬脂酸 yìng zhī suān stearic acid / stearate 硼酸 péng suān boric acid H3BO3 谷氨酸 穀氨酸 gǔ ān suān glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid 蒙蒙 méng méng drizzle (of rain or snow) syn 甲酸 jiǎ suān formylic acid (HCOOH) / formic acid / methanoic acid 水杨酸 水楊酸 shuǐ yáng suān salicylic acid 踏雪 tà xuě to go for a walk in the snow 白茫茫 bái máng máng (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness syn 烟酸 煙酸 yān suān niacin (vitamin B3) / 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2 / nicotinic acid syn 硅酸 guī suān silicic acid / silicate 抗坏血酸 抗壞血酸 kàng huài xuè suān vitamin C / ascorbic acid 亚硝酸 亞硝酸 yà xiāo suān nitrous acid 乳酸菌 rǔ suān jūn lactic acid bacteria 草酸 cǎo suān oxalic acid C2H2O4 雨夹雪 雨夾雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet / mixture of snow and rain 飞雪 飛雪 fēi xuě Flying Snow, a character in "Hero" syn 雪莲 雪蓮 xuě lián snow lotus herb / Saussurea involucrata 耐酸 nài suān acid-resistant 赖氨酸 賴氨酸 lài ān suān lysine (Lys), an essential amino acid 瑞雪 ruì xuě timely snow 霜雪 shuāng xuě frost and snow / (fig.) snowy white (hair) / adversity 酒石酸 jiǔ shí suān tartaric acid 蛋氨酸 dàn ān suān methionine (Met), an essential amino acid 酪氨酸 lào ān suān tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid 耐受性 nài shòu xìng tolerance (to heat, acid etc) / resistance 醇酸 chún suān alkyd / alcohol acid / hydroxyacid 羧酸 suō suān carboxylic acid 丙氨酸 bǐng ān suān alanine (Ala), an amino acid 透明质酸 透明質酸 tòu míng zhì suān hyaluronic acid / hyaluronan 冰醋酸 bīng cù suān glacial acetic acid syn 半胱氨酸 bàn guāng ān suān cysteine (Cys), an amino acid / mercaptoethyl amine 融雪 róng xuě melting snow / a thaw 亚麻酸 亞麻酸 yà má suān linolenic acid 甘氨酸 gān ān suān glycine (Gly), an amino acid 雪线 雪線 xuě xiàn snow line 精氨酸 jīng ān suān argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid 色氨酸 sè ān suān tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid 荷兰豆 荷蘭豆 hé lán dòu snow pea 雨 yù (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet syn 雪 xuě snow / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) syn 酸 suān sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid syn 白雪公主 bái xuě gōng zhǔ Snow White 白雪 bái xuě snow syn 氢氟酸 氫氟酸 qīng fú suān hydrofluoric acid HF 防滑链 防滑鏈 fáng huá liàn snow chain (for a vehicle tire) 亚硫酸 亞硫酸 yà liú suān sulfurous acid H2SO3 单宁酸 單寧酸 dān níng suān tannic acid (loanword) 氟化氢 氟化氫 fú huà qīng hydrofluoric acid syn 霰 xiàn graupel / snow pellet / soft hail syn 氢溴酸 氫溴酸 qīng xiù suān hydrobromic acid HBr 弱酸 ruò suān weak acid 白木耳 bái mù ěr white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / snow fungus syn 丙酮酸 bǐng tóng suān pyruvic acid CH3COCOOH 丝氨酸 絲氨酸 sī ān suān serine (Ser), an amino acid 苏氨酸 蘇氨酸 sū ān suān threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid 己二酸 jǐ èr suān adipic acid 亮氨酸 liàng ān suān leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid 组氨酸 組氨酸 zǔ ān suān histidine (His), an essential amino acid 高氯酸 gāo lǜ suān perchloric acid 碘酸 diǎn suān iodic acid 皓白 hào bái snow-white / spotless 