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氧气 (yǎng qì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

氧气 (yǎng qì) is a Chinese word: oxygen. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 氧气

名 míng noun

oxygen

人类需要氧气才能生存。

rén lèi xū yào yǎng qì cái néng shēng cún

Humans need oxygen to survive.

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Word breakdown

氧 yǎng — oxygen (the chemical element)

气 qì — gas (indicating the gaseous state)

Structure & writing
1 氧 yǎng — oxygen (chemical element, symbol O, atomic number 8)

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

consists of

1.1 气 qì — gas; a substance with no fixed shape or volume that spreads freely
气 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 气 qì — gas; a substance with no fixed shape or volume that spreads freely
气 is a component in 3 characters

气 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order