焦炭 (jiāo tàn) — coke (processed coal used in blast furnaces)

Definition

Examples

• 钢铁厂需要大量焦炭来炼铁。
  Gāng tiě chǎng xū yào dà liàng jiāo tàn lái liàn tiě.
  Steel plants need large amounts of coke to smelt iron.
• 这种焦炭的燃烧温度很高。
  Zhè zhǒng jiāo tàn de rán shāo wēn dù hěn gāo.
  This type of coke burns at a very high temperature.
• 工人们把焦炭运进高炉。
  Gōng rén men bǎ jiāo tàn yùn jìn gāo lú.
  The workers transported the coke into the blast furnace.