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氧气

yǎng qì · yang qi

Traditional 氧氣

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. oxygen
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The fish are at the surface

  1. Dengdeng

    鱼缸(yúgāng)里(lǐ)的(de)鱼(yú)都(dōu)在(zài)水面(shuǐmiàn)上(shàng)，怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    The fish in the tank are all at the surface. What's wrong?

  2. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)没有(méiyǒu)氧气(yǎngqì)了(le)。

    Maybe there is no oxygen left in the water.

  3. Dengdeng

    鱼(yú)也(yě)需要(xūyào)氧气(yǎngqì)吗(ma)？

    Do fish need oxygen too?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，鱼缸(yúgāng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)机器(jīqì)，给(gěi)水(shuǐ)加(jiā)氧气(yǎngqì)。

    Yes. There's a small machine in the tank that adds oxygen to the water.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，小(xiǎo)机器(jīqì)没(méi)开(kāi)！

    Oh, the small machine isn't on!

  6. Liangliang

    开(kāi)了(le)！鱼(yú)都(dōu)游(yóu)回去(huíqu)了(le)，真(zhēn)好(hǎo)。

    It's on now! The fish are swimming back down. That's good.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)呼(hū)吸(xī)的(de)空(kōng)气(qì)是(shì)由(yóu)氧(yǎng)气(qì)和(hé)氮(dàn)气(qì)组(zǔ)成(chéng)的(de)。

The air we breathe consists of oxygen and nitrogen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

树(shù)木(mù)排(pái)出(chū)氧(yǎng)气(qì)，吸(xī)收(shōu)二(èr)氧(yǎng)化(huà)碳(tàn)。

Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sherryyyf · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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