gas; coal gas; combustible gas
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
gas; specifically various combustible gases such as coal gas or biogas
Originally a transliteration from Japanese ガス (gasu), from Dutch "gas." While commonly used in Taiwan and Japan, mainland China more frequently uses 煤气 or 天然气 in everyday speech, though 瓦斯 is standard in technical contexts such as mining (coal mine gas) and engineering.
Méi煤
kuàng矿
wǎ瓦
sī斯
bào爆
zhà炸
zào造
chéng成
le了
zhòng重
dà大
shāng伤
wáng亡
。
The coal mine gas explosion caused heavy casualties.
Shǐ使
yòng用
wǎ瓦
sī斯
rè热
shuǐ水
qǐ器
shí时
yào要
zhù注
yì意
tōng通
fēng风
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
wǎ瓦
sī斯
zhòng中
dú毒
。
When using a gas water heater, ensure good ventilation to prevent gas poisoning.
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Qǐng请
gōng工
rén人
lái来
jiǎn检
chá查
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
wǎ瓦
sī斯
guǎn管
dào道
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
xiè泄
lòu漏
。
Ask a worker to check if there are any leaks in the household gas pipes.
Jiā家
lǐ里
de的
wǎ瓦
sī斯
yòng用
wán完
le了
，
xū需
yào要
jiào叫
yī一
tǒng桶
xīn新
de的
。
The household gas has run out; we need to order a new tank.