汽油 (qì yóu): gasoline

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HSK 5noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: gasoline
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 5

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gasoline

Chinese explanation

从石油中提炼出来的一种液体燃料，容易燃烧，主要用来发动汽车、摩托车等发动机。

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HSK 4

oil

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Example sentences

Before driving to the countryside, he first went to the gas station and filled the car up with gasoline, so he wouldn't worry about running out of fuel on the way.

Gasoline prices have gone up again recently, so many people, in order to save money, have started taking the subway or riding bicycles to work instead.

That young man riding a motorcycle accidentally fell, the fuel tank broke, gasoline spilled all over the ground, and the smell was awful.

He smelled a whiff of gasoline, quickly turned off the car, and got out to check whether there was a fuel leak somewhere.

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