Meaning
coal
Chinese: 煤炭。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mei” becomes a different word in each tone. 煤 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 煤气méi qìcoal gas; gas (fuel)
- 煤炭méi tàncoal
- 煤矿méi kuàngcoal mine; coal seam
- 原煤yuán méiraw coal
- 气煤qì méigas coal
Example Sentence
工人们在矿里挖煤。Gōng rén men zài kuàng lǐ wā méi.The workers dig coal in the mine.
工人Gōng rénworker们men(plural marker)在zàiat矿kuàngmineral deposit里lǐinside挖wāto dig煤méicoal。