煤屑

méixiè

noun

Meanings

1 coal dust
2 coal slack
3 coal fines

Characters

fragments; scraps

Examples

矿工身上沾满了煤屑。

Kuànggōng shēn shàng zhānmǎnle méixiè.

The miner was covered in coal dust.

煤屑可以压制成蜂窝煤。

Méixiè kěyǐ yāzhì chéng fēngwōméi.

Coal slack can be pressed into honeycomb briquettes.

Tips

memory

煤 (coal) + 屑 (crumbs/scraps) — literally 'coal crumbs.' 屑 also gives us 木屑 (sawdust), 纸屑 (paper scraps), 碎屑 (debris).

Stroke Order

煤 méi

屑 xiè