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低碳 (dī tàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

低碳 (dī tàn) is a Chinese word: low-carbon. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 低碳

形 xíng adjective

low-carbon

我们应该提倡低碳生活方式。

wǒ men yīng gāi tí chàng dī tàn shēng huó fāng shì

We should advocate for a low-carbon lifestyle.

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Word breakdown

低 dī — low, reduced

碳 tàn — carbon

Structure & writing
1 低 dī — low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground

低 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 氐 dī — ancient ethnic group of northwest China and Sichuan
氐 is a component in 3 characters

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2 碳 tàn — carbon (chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6)

碳 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 石 shí — rock; stone (hard mineral matter forming the earth's crust)
石 is a component in 30 characters
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2.2 炭 tàn — charcoal, a fuel made by heating wood while cut off from air
炭 is a component in 1 characters

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