煤炭 méitàn coal
How to remember 煤炭: 煤 carbon + 炭 carbon = coal.
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How it is used
- Coal as an industrial resource / commodity - 煤炭工业 (méitàn gōngyè) the coal industry, 煤炭资源 (méitàn zīyuán) coal reserves.
- The formal two-syllable term for coal in economics and industry; casual speech often just says 煤 (méi).
- Register: news, mining, energy policy.