氧气

氧氣

yǎngqì

noun HSK 6 #4,823

Meanings

Oxygen gas — the essential element we breathe.

高原上氧气比较少。

Gāoyuán shàng yǎngqì bǐjiào shǎo.

There's less oxygen on the plateau.

病人需要吸氧气。

Bìngrén xūyào xī yǎngqì.

The patient needs to inhale oxygen.

植物可以释放氧气。

Zhíwù kěyǐ shìfàng yǎngqì.

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