Writing
氧气 (yǎng qì) — how to say "oxygen" in Chinese
氧气
Oxygen
noun
Character composition
氧
oxygen
气
gas, air
Radicals / Keys
气
Steam
#84 · qì · 4 strokes
Collocations
氧气含量
yǎng qì hán liàng
oxygen content
Examples
植物在白天通过光合作用产生氧气。
Plants produce oxygen during the day through photosynthesis.
我们需要氧气。
We need oxygen.
Frequently asked questions
How to say oxygen in Mandarin?
"oxygen" in Chinese is 氧气 (yǎng qì).
Yang qi meaning in English
氧气 (yǎng qì) means "Oxygen".
How is 氧气 pronounced?
It is pronounced yǎng qì (written as yang qi, yangqi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "oxygen" in Chinese characters?
It is written 氧气: 氧 has 10 strokes, 气 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 氧气?
氧气 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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