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coal

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

mei2tan4 méitàn

Meaning


Primary

coal

Mnemonic


煤炭 Coal refers to 煤 coal, which is a stronger version of 炭 charcoal.

Usage


煤炭 是 重要 的 能源。

Coal is an important energy source.

他们 从 矿场 挖出 煤炭。

They dug out coal from the mine.

煤炭 可以 用来 发电。

Coal can be used to generate electricity.