而不

English translation: rather than

10:09 Apr 18, 2017
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / 化学
Chinese term or phrase: 而不
干燥器应只脱除气样中的水分而不脱除待测组分。
The dryer shall remove the moisture rather than the components to be measured from the gas sample.

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Frank Zou
China
Local time: 04:53
English translation:rather than
Explanation:
而不- English translation - bab.la Chinese-English dictionary
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Translation for '而不' in the free Chinese-English dictionary and many other English translations.
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4 +2rather than
pkchan
3 +1见下
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rather than


Explanation:
而不- English translation - bab.la Chinese-English dictionary
en.bab.la/dictionary/chinese-english/而不
Translation for '而不' in the free Chinese-English dictionary and many other English translations.

pkchan
United States
Local time: 16:53
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony Wang (X): good enough
23 hrs

agree  Hamish Young: Yes, good enough. Don't need to get too fancy here.
13 days
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2 days 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
见下


Explanation:
The dryer shall only remove the moisture, leaving the gas sample otherwise intact for its components to be measured.

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tanglsus
United States
Local time: 16:53
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agree  Frances Nichol
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