tàn

technical
noun

Meaning of 泥炭

泥炭 means peat; a type of low-grade coal formed from partially decomposed plant matter, used as fertilizer and fuel. Pronounced ní tàn.

  • peat; a type of low-grade coal formed from partially decomposed plant matter, used as fertilizer and fuel

Definitions & Examples

tàn
shì
zhǒng
zhòng
yào
de
yǒu
féi
liào
 
néng
gǎi
shàn
rǎng
jié
gòu
 

Peat is an important organic fertilizer that can improve soil structure.

Zhè
piàn
zhǎo
xià
yùn
cáng
zhe
fēng
de
tàn
yuán
 

There are rich peat resources beneath this marsh.

tàn
yòng
lái
shēng
chǎn
jiǎ
chún
méi
 

Peat can be used to produce methanol and coal gas.

Nóng
mín
men
zài
chūn
gēng
qián
xiàng
tián
shī
yòng
le
tàn
 

The farmers applied peat to the fields before spring plowing.

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