How to say “low-carbon” in Chinese
low-carbon
“Low-carbon” in Chinese is 低碳, dī tàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
低碳 is read dī tàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”. The right part is the same as in 底 dǐ.
On the left, 石 “stone”; on the right, 炭 tàn “charcoal” gives both meaning and reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “低碳”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “low-carbon” in Chinese?
“Low-carbon” in Chinese is 低碳, pinyin dītàn.
What does 低碳 mean?
低碳 (dītàn) means “low-carbon”.
How do you write 低碳?
低碳 is 2 characters: 低 (dī) — low; 碳 (tàn) — carbon. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 低碳?
低碳 is read dītàn. Tones: dī — first tone, tàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“low-carbon” in the lesson “Use less, emit less”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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