煤气 méiqì coal gas
coal gas; gas (fuel)
How to remember 煤气: 煤 carbon + 气 air = coal gas.
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How it is used
- Coal gas / piped gas used for cooking and heating - 煤气中毒 (méiqì zhòngdú) gas poisoning, 开煤气 (kāi méiqì) turn on the gas.
- Everyday household word for the fuel at the stove; overlaps with 燃气 (ránqì), the more formal utility-company term.
- Watch the safety collocation 煤气中毒, a common cause of accidents in winter.
Example sentences
- 把煤气关了！ Bǎ méiqì guān le!Turn off the gas.
- 我该在哪儿付煤气费？ Wǒ gāi zài nǎér fù méiqìfèi?Where do I pay for the gas?