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汽油

gasoline

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qi4you2 • qìyóu

Meaning

Primary

gasoline

Alternatives

gas, petrol

Mnemonic

汽油 Gasoline is a more volatile form of 油 oil that gives off fumes and vapor that sometimes look like 汽 steam.

Usage

我們 的 汽油 不 夠 了。

Our gas is not enough.

汽油 價格 太 高 了。

The price of gasoline is too high.