氧气 yǎngqì oxygen
How to remember 氧气: 氧 oxygen + 气 air = oxygen.
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How it is used
- Oxygen - 吸氧气 (xī yǎngqì) breathe/inhale oxygen, 氧气瓶 (yǎngqì píng) oxygen tank.
- The everyday and scientific term for the gas O₂; 氧 (oxygen) + 气 (gas).
- Contrast 二氧化碳 (èryǎnghuàtàn, carbon dioxide) and 氮气 (dànqì, nitrogen).
Example sentences
- 爱就像氧气。 Ài jiù xiàng yǎngqì.Love is like oxygen.