中石化

Zhōngshíhuà

proper noun

Meanings

1 Sinopec
2 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Characters

China (short for 中国)

stone (here short for 石油, petroleum)

chemistry (short for 化工)

Examples

中石化是中国最大的石油公司之一。

Zhōngshíhuà shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de shíyóu gōngsī zhīyī.

Sinopec is one of the largest oil companies in China.

我每次都在中石化的加油站加油。

Wǒ měicì dōu zài Zhōngshíhuà de jiāyóuzhàn jiāyóu.

I always fill up at Sinopec gas stations.

Tips

culture

中石化 is a contraction of 中国石油化工 (Sinopec Group). Alongside 中石油 (PetroChina/CNPC) and 中海油 (CNOOC), it is one of the 'big three' state oil majors that dominate China's energy sector.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

石 shí

化 huà