Definition
汽油 (qì yóu) means 'gasoline' or 'petrol', the refined fuel used in cars. It is distinct from 石油 (shí yóu 'petroleum, crude oil'), which is the unrefined raw material; and from 柴油 (chái yóu 'diesel') and 燃油 (rán yóu 'fuel in general').
noun
gasoline
Examples
- 汽油。Wǒ de chē xūyào jiā qì yóu.My car needs to fill up with gasoline.
- 汽油。Zuìjìn qì yóu de jiàgé yòu zhǎng le.The price of gasoline has gone up again recently.
- 汽油。Zhè liàng chē hěn shěng qì yóu.This car is very fuel-efficient (saves gasoline).
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