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氧气
Old HSK 6

氧气 (yǎngqì) · oxygen

氧气 (yǎngqì) means “oxygen”. It is written with 2 characters: 氧 (oxygen) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 氧气 is built

The characters

氧 yǎng · oxygen

What 氧 is made of

气 qì · air

What 气 is made of

Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

植物白天会释放氧气。Zhíwù báitiān huì shìfàng yǎngqì.Plants release oxygen during the day.
山上的氧气比较少。Shānshàng de yǎngqì bǐjiào shǎo.There's less oxygen up in the mountains.

Questions about 氧气

What does 氧气 mean?

氧气 (yǎngqì) means “oxygen”.

How do you pronounce 氧气?

氧气 is pronounced yǎngqì.

Which HSK level is 氧气?

氧气 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 氧气 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 212: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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