二氧化碳 meaning and pronunciation

二氧化碳
Simplified/traditional word

二氧化碳 English definition

èr yǎng huà tàn
  • carbon dioxide
  • CO2

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Characters

  • 二 (èr): two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid;
  • 氧 (yǎng): oxygen (chemistry);
  • 化 (huà): to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2];
  • 碳 (tàn): carbon (chemistry);