How to say “oxygen” in Chinese
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“Oxygen” in Chinese is 氧气, yǎng qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
氧气 is read yǎng qì: 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
Outside, 气 “gas”; inside, 羊 yáng hints at the reading.
In 不客气 it is read with the neutral tone: qi.
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 “氧气”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 氧气. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 氧气是一种气体yǎngqìshìyìzhǒngqìtǐOxygen is a gas.
- 空气中含有氧气kōngqìzhōnghányǒuyǎngqìAir contains oxygen.
More words from the lesson “Solid, liquid, gas”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “oxygen” in Chinese?
“Oxygen” in Chinese is 氧气, pinyin yǎngqì.
What does 氧气 mean?
氧气 (yǎngqì) means “oxygen”.
How do you write 氧气?
氧气 is 2 characters: 氧 (yǎng) — oxygen; 气 (qì) — air, spirit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 氧气?
氧气 is read yǎngqì. Tones: yǎng — third tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“oxygen” in the lesson “Solid, liquid, gas”
This word is from the topic “Matter and measurement” 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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