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煤气

méiqì

gas

HSK 5 · Topic “Materials and energy”
A stove with a gas flame
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Characters in this word

煤 méi

Strokes
13
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
火 fire, flame 某 some, someone
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

气 qì

Strokes
4
Radical
气 — air, gas
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 气

Example phrases

  • 煤气开着呢。 Méiqì kāi zhe ne. The gas is on.
  • 别忘关煤气。 Bié wàng guān méiqì. Do not forget to turn off the gas.
  • 煤气有味道。 Méiqì yǒu wèidào. Gas has a smell.

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