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HSK
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
HSK 4
(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *碳* | 碳* | *碳
carbon (chemistry)
HSK 7-9
carbon monoxide CO
carbon dioxide CO2
HSK 7-9
(climatology) black carbon (BC) (light-absorbing carbonaceous particulate matter formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, biomass etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烃* | 烃* | *烃
hydrocarbon
to make a copy (and send it to someone) / Cc (for email) / Carbon Copy (for email)
carbon-zinc battery
"double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰 and carbon neutrality 碳中和 / China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
carbon-based
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate / Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]
carbon atom
bubble / blister (in metal) / (of beverages) sparkling / carbonated
HSK 7-9
carbohydrate
to duplicate; to carbon copy
soda / sodium carbonate (chemistry)
carbon fiber
calcium carbonate
aromatic hydrocarbon
potassium carbonate
carbon emissions; carbon dioxide emissions
net zero (net-zero carbon emissions)
carbon paper
to manufacture charcoal / to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
carbonic acid
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
sodium bicarbonate
polycarbonate
chain hydrocarbon
fast carbs; high-GI carbohydrates
carbon footprint
(loanword) soda / (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink
carbon disulfide
soot / carbon black
pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖
heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
(loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink) / (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
hydrocarbon wax
ammonium bicarbonate
magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc) / (sports) gym chalk (magnesium carbonate), used as a drying agent on the hands of gymnasts, weight lifters etc
carbonate salt (chemistry)
sodium carbonate; soda ash; Na2CO3
carbonated (drink) / sparkling (mineral water) / to display annoyance / to be dissatisfied
carbon neutrality / carbon-neutral
tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
citric acid cycle / Krebs cycle / tricarboxylic acid cycle
to reprint / reproduction / pirate copy / (fig.) imitation / carbon copy / clone
cyclic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
carbon sequestration / carbon dioxide sequestration
carbon footprint
carboxylic acid
Bcc (for email) / Blind carbon copy (for email)
to absorb carbon
carbonyl chloride COCl2 / phosgene, a poisonous gas
soda water; carbonated water
dioxin, carcinogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbon (esp. Taiwan usage)
to reduce carbon emissions
Paleozoic, geological era 545-250m years ago, covering Cambrian 寒武紀|寒武纪, Ordovician 奧陶紀|奥陶纪, Silurian 志留紀|志留纪, Devonian 泥盆紀|泥盆纪, Carboniferous 石炭紀|石炭纪, Permian 二疊紀|二叠纪
carbon credits / carbon sink
aromatic hydrocarbon (i.e. involving benzene ring)
amorphous carbon
carboniferous system / coal measure (geology)
(coll.) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物)
tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
silicon carbide / carborundum
carbon chain
heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms
triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛
activated carbon
niacin (vitamin B3) / 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2 / nicotinic acid
graphite carbon
hydrocarbon
carboxylic acid
carbonized mugwort leaf (TCM) / Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
carbonic
carbon sequestration
to carbonize / dry distillation / carbonization
slow carbs; low-GI carbohydrates
to reduce carbon emissions
triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛
ammonium bicarbonate (abbr. for 碳酸氫銨|碳酸氢铵)
carborundum / emery
to carbonize / dry distillation / carbonization
carbonate rock (geology)
carbon tetrachloride
Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)
Carboniferous (geological period 354-292m years ago)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *羰* | 羰* | *羰
carbonyl (radical)
carbocysteine
hydrofluorocarbon
pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖
cyclopentene C5H8 (ring of five carbon atoms)
bicarbonate
haloalkane (obtained from hydrocarbon by substituting halogen for hydrogen, e.g. chlorobenzene or the CFCs)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *羧* | 羧* | *羧
carboxyl radical (chemistry)
peptide bond CO-NH / bond in protein between carboxyl radical and amino radical
carbohydrate
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
(bird species of China) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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