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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 6

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.

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