How to say “carbon dioxide” in Chinese
carbon dioxide
“Carbon dioxide” in Chinese is 二氧化碳, èr yǎng huà tàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
二氧化碳 is read èr yǎng huà tàn: 4 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
Two strokes.
Outside, 气 “gas”; inside, 羊 yáng hints at the reading.
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “二氧化碳”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 二氧化碳. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 烧煤发电会排放大量二氧化碳。shāoméifādiànhuìpáifàngdàliàngèryǎnghuàtànGenerating electricity by burning coal emits a lot of carbon dioxide.
- 树木能吸收二氧化碳shùmùnéngxīshōuèryǎnghuàtànTrees can absorb carbon dioxide.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “carbon dioxide” in Chinese?
“Carbon dioxide” in Chinese is 二氧化碳, pinyin èryǎnghuàtàn.
What does 二氧化碳 mean?
二氧化碳 (èryǎnghuàtàn) means “carbon dioxide”.
How do you write 二氧化碳?
二氧化碳 is 4 characters: 二 (èr) — two; 氧 (yǎng) — oxygen; 化 (huà) — transform, change; 碳 (tàn) — carbon. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 二氧化碳?
二氧化碳 is read èryǎnghuàtàn. Tones: èr — fourth tone, yǎng — third tone, huà — fourth tone, tàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“carbon dioxide” 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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