méi
tàn

HSK 7-9
technical
common

Meaning of 煤炭

煤炭 means coal; black fossil fuel. Pronounced méi tàn. HSK 7-9.

  • coal; black fossil fuel

Definitions & Examples

Shān
西
Shěng
de
méi
tàn
yuán
fēi
cháng
fēng
 

Shanxi Province has very rich coal resources.

diàn
chǎng
zhǔ
yào
kào
méi
tàn
diàn
 

Power plants mainly rely on coal to generate electricity.

Méi
tàn
rán
shāo
huì
shì
fàng
liàng
de
èr
yǎng
huà
tàn
 

Burning coal releases large amounts of carbon dioxide.

Méi
tàn
gōng
shì
dāng
de
jīng
zhī
zhù
 

The coal industry is the economic pillar of the local area.

Zhè
sōu
chuán
shì
yòng
lái
yùn
shū
méi
tàn
de
 

This ship is used to transport coal.

Measure Words

/ dūn
Primary
/ kuài
/ chē