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coal gas
coal
lump coal
charcoal briquette
black coal
gas coal
anthracite
raw coal
a coal bed
kerosene
to burn coal
coal box
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Australia is the world's fifth-largest coal producer.
Source: Tatoeba #5551026 · CC BY 2.0 FRIn places where it snows a lot, kerosene is an indispensable item.
Source: Tatoeba #829299 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhere do I pay for the gas?
Source: Tatoeba #784535 · CC BY 2.0 FRSo it seems that cloud of odorless deadly gas had a silver lining after all.
Source: Tatoeba #2453137 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.