炭

tàn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

炭 (tàn) is a Chinese word meaning “wood charcoal”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. wood charcoal
  2. coal

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Example

烤肉的時候要先生炭火。

When barbecuing, you first light the charcoal.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).