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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[méi]
  1. 1. noun coal

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[méi]
  1. 1. noun coal
    炉子上添点
    Put some coal on the fire.
    一块烧红的
    a live (or hot) coal

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[méi]
  1. 1. 黑色固体可燃矿物。是埋在地下的古代植物,在不透空气或空气不足的情况下,经过复杂的生物化学变化,并经受一定的温度和压力而形成的。主要成分是碳、氢和氧。主要用作燃料和化工原料。也说炭。

Examples

今年的产量
this year's output of coal
叫二百斤
order 200 jin of coal
一块烧红的
a live (or hot) coal
已探明的储量
proven (or known) coal deposits
用石油替代
replace coal with petroleum; substitute petroleum for coal
我们的快烧完了。
We're running out of coal.
这些足够装满十辆斗子车。
This coal is enough to fill ten coal cars.
工人们在对这些进行高温结焦。
The workers are coking the coals at elevated temperatures.
这个村子已经改用坑气来替代烧饭了。
Marsh gas has been supplied to the village instead of coal gas.

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Related Measure Words

  [duī] |  一堆煤
  [dūn] |  一吨煤
  [kuài] |  一块煤

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