氧气

氧氣

yǎngqì

noun HSK 6 #4,823

Meanings

Oxygen gas - the essential element we breathe.

HSK 4

病人需要吸氧气。

Bìngrén xūyào xī yǎngqì.

The patient needs to inhale oxygen.

HSK 5

高原上氧气比较少。

Gāoyuán shàng yǎngqì bǐjiào shǎo.

There's less oxygen on the plateau.

HSK 7-9

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