煤炭
Old HSK 5
煤炭 (méitàn) · coal
煤炭 (méitàn) means “coal”. It is written with 2 characters: 煤 (carbon) + 炭 (carbon). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 煤炭 is built
The characters
煤 méi · carbon
What 煤 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 某mǒu — some
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
炭 tàn · carbon
What 炭 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 灰huī — ashes
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 人rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
Example sentences
这个地区有丰富的煤炭。Zhège dìqū yǒu fēngfù de méitàn.This region is rich in coal.
现在用煤炭的家庭越来越少。Xiànzài yòng méitàn de jiātíng yuèláiyuè shǎo.Fewer and fewer families use coal now.
Questions about 煤炭
What does 煤炭 mean?
煤炭 (méitàn) means “coal”.
How do you pronounce 煤炭?
煤炭 is pronounced méitàn.
Which HSK level is 煤炭?
煤炭 is in Old HSK 5.
Learn 煤炭 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.