méi qì
coal gas; gas
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煤气泄漏了，很危险。
méiqì xièlòu le, hěn wéixiǎn.
The gas is leaking, it's very dangerous.
煤气灶坏了，不能用了。
méiqì zào huài le, bùnéng yòng le.
The gas stove is broken, it can't be used anymore.
煤气罐没气了，需要换一个。
méiqì guàn méi qì le, xūyào huàn yīgè.
The gas tank is out of gas, need to change a new one.
瓦斯 (wǎsī)
gas
天然气 (tiānránqì)
natural gas
氧气 (yǎngqì)
oxygen
空气 (kōngqì)
air
The Chinese word 煤气 (méiqì) for "gas" is a compound of two characters: 煤 (méi), meaning "coal," and 气 (qì), meaning "air" or "gas." The term 煤气 originally referred to the gas produced by the destructive distillation of coal, which was used for lighting and heating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, 煤气 is commonly used to refer to natural gas, which is a mixture of hydrocarbons found underground and used as a fuel. The term 天然气 (tiānránqì), literally "natural gas," is also used in Chinese to refer specifically to natural gas.
