气体
qìtǐ
In Chinese, 'gas' is translated as 气体 (qìtǐ).
Meaning: fuel (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Hokkien, the word 油 is often used to mean gas or gasoline.
How do you pronounce it?
qìtǐ
Did you know?
- The phrase 气功 uses the same 气 as in 气体 but refers to 'internal energy' or 'life force' rather than a chemical gas.
- In some Chinese dialects, 气 can also mean 'anger' or 'temper', making a sentence about 'gas' potentially sound like someone is losing their cool.
- The word 汽 (qì) used in 汽油 (gasoline) is the same character used in 汽车 (qìchē) for 'automobile', suggesting that cars are literally 'steam/gas vehicles'.
Examples in context
- 沸水蒸发成气体。Boiling water evaporates and turns into a gas.This sentence is useful for showing how boiling water turns into 气体.Tatoeba #3537860 by trieuho, translation #4728685 by paper1n0
- 这个炉子需要燃气。This stove requires gas.
- 车子没油了，得去加汽油。The car is out of gas, we need to go refill it with gasoline.
- 明天我要去加满汽油。Tomorrow I'll go fill up the gas tank.
Example conversation
Jiayi and Haoran are in a science classroom.
- 佳怡 Jiayi浩然，你知道这是什么气体吗？hàorán, nǐ zhīdào zhè shì shénme qìtǐ ma?Haoran, do you know what gas this is?
- 浩然 Haoran我想这是氧气。wǒ xiǎng zhè shì yǎngqì.I think it is oxygen.
- 佳怡 Jiayi真的吗？我以为是氢气。zhēnde ma? wǒ yǐwéi shì qīngqì.Really? I thought it was hydrogen.
- 浩然 Haoran你可以检查一下标签。nǐ kěyǐ jiǎnchá yīxià biāoqiān.You can check the label.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
