煤炭 (méitàn) — coal

Characters in this word

Strokes: 13
Radical: 火 — fire, flame
Made of: 火 fire, flame 某 some, someone
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 9
Radical: 火 — fire, flame
Made of: 山 mountain, hill, peak 灰 ashes
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

在能源结构转型过程中，煤炭的比例逐年下降，但短期内仍难以完全替代。 Zài néngyuán jiégòu zhuǎnxíng guòchéng zhōng, méitàn de bǐlì zhúnián xiàjiàng, dàn duǎnqī nèi réng nányǐ wánquán tìdài. During the transformation of the energy structure, the share of coal is falling year by year, but it is still hard to replace completely in the short term.
冬天很冷，农村很多家庭还在用煤炭取暖。 Dōngtiān hěn lěng, nóngcūn hěn duō jiātíng hái zài yòng méitàn qǔnuǎn. Winters are cold, and many rural families still heat their homes with coal.
一列长长的火车拉着煤炭，慢慢开进了车站。 Yí liè chángcháng de huǒchē lā zhe méitàn, màn màn kāi jìn le chēzhàn. A long train hauling coal slowly pulled into the station.