<p>Yes, it is a typo. Usually 碳 means chemical element C.</p>

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<p>此前，船舶经纪公司Braemar ACM Shipbroking珀斯分部的分析师阿比那·古普塔（Abhinav Gupta）向ABC确认，42万吨澳大利亚<strong>煤碳</strong>在今年7月、8月卸货，另外5.5万吨在今年5月装船的煤碳在7月清仓，但他无法确认这些<strong>煤炭</strong>的用途。<br />
<sub><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/chinese/2021-10-16/china-australia-import-value-growth-trade-war-beijing-canberra/100541920" rel="nofollow noreferrer">中国今年前三季度对澳洲进口额突飞猛进意味着什么？</a></sub></p>
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<p>Sometimes I encounter <a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%85%A4%E7%82%AD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">煤炭</a> = &quot;coal&quot; whereas sometimes I encounter 煤碳 (such as in the above), and I'm not sure if there's a subtle difference here.  I don't see 煤碳 in Pleco, so perhaps it's just a typo.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: Are 煤碳 and 煤炭 the same thing (&quot;coal&quot;)?</p>

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2021-10-17T03:10:14.187Z
It should be 煤炭.
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Are 煤碳 and 煤炭 the same thing ("coal")?
# Are 煤碳 and 煤炭 the same thing ("coal")?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-17)

> 此前，船舶经纪公司Braemar ACM Shipbroking珀斯分部的分析师阿比那·古普塔（Abhinav Gupta）向ABC确认，42万吨澳大利亚**煤碳**在今年7月、8月卸货，另外5.5万吨在今年5月装船的煤碳在7月清仓，但他无法确认这些**煤炭**的用途。  
> [中国今年前三季度对澳洲进口额突飞猛进意味着什么？](https://www.abc.net.au/chinese/2021-10-16/china-australia-import-value-growth-trade-war-beijing-canberra/100541920)

Sometimes I encounter [煤炭](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E7%85%A4%E7%82%AD) = "coal" whereas sometimes I encounter 煤碳 (such as in the above), and I'm not sure if there's a subtle difference here. I don't see 煤碳 in Pleco, so perhaps it's just a typo.

**Question**: Are 煤碳 and 煤炭 the same thing ("coal")?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It should be 煤炭.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-10-17. Score: 4

Yes, it is a typo. Usually 碳 means chemical element C.


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