油气 (yóu qì) — oil and gas (petroleum and natural gas) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oil and gas (petroleum and natural gas)

Examples

油气。
Zhè ge dì qū de yóu qì zī yuán fēi cháng fēng fù.
The oil and gas resources in this region are very abundant.
油气。
Tā men qiān dìng le yóu qì hé zuò kāi fā xié yì.
They signed a cooperative development agreement for oil and gas.
油气。
Zhōng guó shì yóu qì xiāo fèi dà guó.
China is a major consumer of oil and gas.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

油 means oil and 气 means gas, naming petroleum and natural gas together.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵由油

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu油yóu

Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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