燃料 ránliào fuel
How to remember 燃料: 燃 to ignite + 料 ingredients = fuel.
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How it is used
- Fuel - 燃料电池 (ránliào diànchí) fuel cell, 化石燃料 (huàshí ránliào) fossil fuel.
- A general term for fuel/combustible material; 燃 (burn) + 料 (material).
- Contrast 燃气 (ránqì, gas fuel) and 汽油 (qìyóu, gasoline); 燃料 is the broad category.
Example sentences
- 燃料短缺。 Ránliào duǎnquē.There was a shortage of fuel.