in English

tàn noun
wood charcoal / coal

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 人们很容易将能源和电力小组委员会的大多数成员描述为笨蛋。他们散布石油和煤炭公司炮制的虚假信息,以最大限度地减少全球气候变迁的重要性,被称为科学文盲。

    One can easily characterize a majority of the energy and power subcommittee members as nincompoops — scientific illiterates who spread misinformation crafted by oil and coal companies in order to minimize the significance of global climate change.

  • 他的援助真是雪中送炭。

    His help has been invaluable.

  • 澳大利亚是世界第五大煤炭产地。

    Australia is the world's fifth-largest coal producer.

  • 雷吉娜安扬戈是奈洛比一家小吃摊的老板,她用乙醇燃料为顾客准备餐点。她的厨房没有木炭产生的烟雾与废气。

    Regina Anyango, owner of small food kiosk in Nairobi, uses ethanol fuel to prepare meals for customers. Her kitchen is free of fumes and smoke from charcoal use.

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