English–Chinese
“oxygen” in Chinese
How to say “oxygen” in Chinese
“Oxygen” in Chinese is 氧气 (yǎng qì).
An invisible gas mixed through the air that living organisms need for respiration and flames need to continue burning.
Example sentences with 氧气
病人需要吸入氧气。bìng rén xū yào xī rù yǎng qì
The patient needs to inhale oxygen.
Tips for using 氧气
- Chinese normally treats this noun as a mass noun, so amount expressions such as 一点 (yìdiǎn, "a little") come before it without a plural ending.
Other Chinese words for “oxygen”
空气中有氧气。kōng qì zhōng yǒu yǎng qì
There is oxygen in the air.