氧气

氧氣

yǎngqì

noun HSK 6 #4,823

Meanings

Oxygen gas — the essential element we breathe.

Gāoyuán shàng yǎng qì bǐjiào shǎo.

There's less oxygen on the plateau.

Bìngrén xūyào xī yǎng qì.

The patient needs to inhale oxygen.

Zhíwù kěyǐ shìfàng yǎng qì.

Plants can release oxygen.

memory

The 气 radical on top of 氧 tells you it's a gas. Many chemical element names for gases use this radical: 氢 (hydrogen), 氮 (nitrogen), 氦 (helium).

氧 yǎng

气 qì