氮气

氮氣
dànqì
noun #22,114

Measure Word

氮气 shēng

Meanings

  1. 1 nitrogen gas
  2. 2 nitrogen (N₂)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dàqìcéng zhōng yuē bǎi fēn zhī qīshíbā shì dànqì.
About 78% of the atmosphere is nitrogen.
HSK 7-9
Shípǐn bāozhuāng zhōng cháng chōngrù dànqì yǐ fángzhǐ yǎnghuà.
Nitrogen is often pumped into food packaging to prevent oxidation.

Tips

memory
contains the gas radical on top and the fire element below. Nitrogen itself does not burn; early chemists named it 'azote' (without life), and the Chinese character keeps the gas radical to mark it as an element found in air.

Stroke Order

dàn