炭 [－]

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Pinyin tàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. wood charcoal
  2. coal
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. wood charcoal/coal/carbon
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    乾身​、​灰黑色​嘅​燃料​，​將​木​喺​冇​空​氣​底下​加熱​抽走​水份​而成​（​量​詞​：​嚿​）
    charcoal
    • 等陣燒嘢食，揾人幫手買兩包炭吖。
      等阵烧嘢食，揾人帮手买两包炭吖。
      dang2 zan6 siu1 je5 sik6, wan2 jan4 bong1 sau2 maai5 loeng5 baau1 taan3 aa1.
      We are having an outdoor barbecue. Can someone go get two bags of charcoal, please?
  2. 名詞
    煤
    coal
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    charcoal fire; hot charcoal
    (syn.) 炭火
  2. character
    charcoal
    • 炭火
      炭火
      tàn huǒ
      charcoal fire
  3. character, Internet
    -tan
  4. character, dialectal
    coal
  5. character
    charcoal-like substance
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. charcoal
  2. coal
  3. carbon
  4. Cangjie Input
    UMF
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4011
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #850
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他的援助真是雪中送炭。
    他的援助真是雪中送炭。
    tā de yuán zhù zhēn shi xuě zhōng sòng tàn 。
    • His help has been invaluable.
  2. Mandarin
    澳大利亚是世界第五大煤炭产地。
    澳大利亞是世界第五大煤炭產地。
    ào dà lì yà shì shì jiè dì wǔ dà méi tàn chǎn dì 。
    • Australia is the world's fifth-largest coal producer.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我对𠮶档炭烧鸡蛋仔念念不忘，好想揾机会去食多次。
    我對嗰檔炭燒雞蛋仔念念不忘，好想揾機會去食多次。
    ngo5 deoi3 go2 dong3 taan3 siu1 gai1 daan6 zai2 nim6 nim6 bat1 mong4, hou2 soeng2 wan2 gei1 wui6 heoi3 sik6 do1 ci3.
    • I can't get the charcoal-grilled egg waffles from that shop out of my mind. I really wish for a chance to try it again.
  2. Cantonese
    等阵烧嘢食，揾人帮手买两包炭吖。
    等陣燒嘢食，揾人幫手買兩包炭吖。
    dang2 zan6 siu1 je5 sik6, wan2 jan4 bong1 sau2 maai5 loeng5 baau1 taan3 aa1.
    • We are having an outdoor barbecue. Can someone go get two bags of charcoal, please?
  3. Cantonese
    希望大家可以雪中送炭，踊跃捐输，帮助今次受灾嘅居民。
    希望大家可以雪中送炭，踴躍捐輸，幫助今次受災嘅居民。
    hei1 mong6 daai6 gaa1 ho2 ji5 syut3 zung1 sung3 taan3, jung2 joek3 gyun1 syu1, bong1 zo6 gam1 ci3 sau6 zoi1 ge3 geoi1 man4.
    • Please offer your timely help to victims of the disaster by enthusiastically making donations.
  4. Cantonese
    食环署劝喻市民尽量唔好过量进食炭烧肉干。
    食環署勸喻市民儘量唔好過量進食炭燒肉乾。
    sik6 waa4 cyu5 hyun3 jyu6 si5 man4 zeon6 loeng6 m4 hou2 gwo3 loeng6 zeon3 sik6 taan3 siu1 juk6 gon1.
    • The Health, Welfare and Food Bureau advised the general public not to consume too much barbecue meat jerky.
  5. Cantonese
    听日喺火炭站闸口等喇。
    聽日喺火炭站閘口等喇。
    • Let's meet outside the gate of Fo Tan KCR station tomorrow.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    炭火
    炭火
    tàn huǒ
    • charcoal fire
  2. Mandarin
    冬天身上穿著单衣，但是怕木炭跌价，只希望天气更冷。 [MSC, trad.]冬天身上穿着单衣，但是怕木炭跌价，只希望天气更冷。
    冬天身上穿著單衣，但是怕木炭跌價，只希望天氣更冷。 [MSC, trad.]冬天身上穿着單衣，但是怕木炭跌價，只希望天氣更冷。
    dōng tiān shēn shàng chuān zhe dān yī ， Ｄàｎｓｈì pà mù tàn diē jià ， zhǐ xī wàng tiān qì gèng lěng ．
    • In the winter he wears single-layer clothing on his body,
      But he fears that charcoal will lose its value, and only hopes that the weather becomes even colder.
  3. Mandarin
    对于他们，第一步需要还不是“锦上添花”，而是“雪中送炭”。
    對於他們，第一步需要還不是“錦上添花”，而是“雪中送炭”。
    duì yú tā men ， dì yī bù xū yào hái bù shì “ jǐn shàng tiān huā ” ， ér shì “ xuě zhōng sòng tàn ” ．
    • For them the prime need is not “more flowers on the brocade” but “fuel in snowy weather”.