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煤炭 méitàn

煤炭 méitàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 煤炭 méitàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
méitàn | mei2 tan4
English translation
coal

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Traditional form

煤炭 méitàn

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 煤炭 méitàn

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méi

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and mǒu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

mǒu

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火某

Number of Strokes

13
tàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. huī represents the meaning and Shān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Shān

Semantic compound

huī

Positional decomposition

山灰

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 煤炭 méitàn

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英国 Yīng guó 煤炭工业只消 zhǐ xiāo 两年 jiù jiāng 彻底 chèdǐ 瓦解 wǎjiě

In two years, the British coal industry will be dead and buried.

煤炭 méitàn Decomposition

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煤炭 méitàn Compounds

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