焦炭
jiāo tàn
Pinyin

Definition

焦炭
 - 
jiāo tàn
  1. coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiāo lǜ
  1. 1 anxious
  2. 2 worried
  3. 3 apprehensive
jiāo diǎn
  1. 1 focus
  2. 2 focal point
méi tàn
  1. 1 coal
jù jiāo
  1. 1 to focus
duì jiāo
  1. 1 to focus (a camera)
  2. 2 focusing

Idioms (4)

冰炭不言,冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
焦头烂额
jiāo tóu làn é
  1. 1 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hard-pressed
  3. 3 under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn
  1. 1 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
雪中送炭
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
  1. 1 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need