煤气

méi qì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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gas (loanword)

More common in Taiwan for gas fuel

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natural gas

Natural gas, often piped for cooking and heating

liquid gas

Liquefied petroleum gas, commonly used in portable tanks

gasoline

Petrol/gasoline, a different fuel type

Commonly used with 中毒 (poisoning) as 煤气中毒 (carbon monoxide poisoning).

煤气 refers specifically to coal gas or manufactured gas, not natural gas (天然气). Do not use it for gasoline, which is 汽油.

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小心，这里有煤气味。

Be careful, there is a smell of gas here.

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gas; air

coal