qì yóu
essence; essence
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我需要加汽油了。
wǒ xūyào jiā qìyóu le.
I need to fill up the gas.
汽油价格一直在上涨。
qìyóu jiàgé yīzhí zài shàngzhǎng.
The price of gas keeps going up.
请把汽油加满。
qǐng bǎ qìyóu jiā mǎn.
Please fill up the gas tank.
油 (yóu)
oil
汽油 (qìyóu)
gasoline
柴油 (cháiyóu)
diesel
煤油 (méiyóu)
kerosene
The Chinese word for gasoline, 汽油 (qìyóu), is composed of two characters: 汽 (qì) and 油 (yóu). The character 汽 (qì) means "gas" or "vapor", while the character 油 (yóu) means "oil" or "fat". Together, the two characters 汽油 (qìyóu) literally mean "gasoline".The word 汽油 (qìyóu) was first used in the late 19th century, when gasoline was introduced to China. The word was borrowed from the Japanese word ガソリン (gasorin), which in turn was borrowed from the English word "gasoline".The word 汽油 (qìyóu) is now the standard Chinese word for gasoline. It is used in both written and spoken Chinese.
