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炭 tàn

carbon, charcoal, coal

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
火
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 山灰 ⿱山灰

Memory hint: ashes

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  1. 烤肉需要用炭火。
    Kǎoròu xūyào yòng tànhuǒ.
    Grilling meat requires charcoal fire.
    grill-meat need use charcoal-fire
  2. 这些煤炭是从哪里运来的？
    Zhèxiē méitàn shì cóng nǎlǐ yùn lái de?
    Where was this coal transported from?
    these coal is from where transport come (particle) (question)
  3. 我们买点木炭烤肉吧。
    Wǒmen mǎi diǎn mùtàn kǎoròu ba.
    Let's buy some charcoal to grill meat.
    we buy a-bit charcoal grill-meat (suggestion)
  4. 家里的炭用完了。
    Jiā li de tàn yòng wán le.
    The charcoal at home has been used up.
    home in (particle) charcoal use finish (particle)
  5. 冬天的夜晚，他们围着炭火取暖聊天。
    Dōngtiān de yèwǎn, tāmen wéizhe tànhuǒ qǔnuǎn liáotiān.
    On winter nights, they gather around the charcoal fire to keep warm and chat.
    winter (particle) night, they surround-(continuous) charcoal-fire get-warm chat

Words with 炭 (1)