汽油
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
汽油 (qìyóu) · gasoline
汽油 (qìyóu) means “gasoline; petrol”. It is written with 2 characters: 汽 (steam) + 油 (oil). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 汽油 is built
The characters
汽 qì · steam
What 汽 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 气qì — air
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: Liquid 氵 gas 气; 气 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
油 yóu · oil
What 油 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 由yóu — cause
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 由 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
车里的汽油不多了。Chē lǐ de qìyóu bù duō le.The car is low on gas.
现在汽油多少钱？Xiànzài qìyóu duōshao qián?How much does gasoline cost now?
Questions about 汽油
What does 汽油 mean?
汽油 (qìyóu) means “gasoline; petrol”.
How do you pronounce 汽油?
汽油 is pronounced qìyóu.
Which HSK level is 汽油?
汽油 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 汽车qìchēcar
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 汽水qìshuǐsoda
- 加油jiāyóucome on!
- 石油shíyóuoil
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàngas station
- 酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce
- 油炸yóuzháto deep-fry
- 柴油cháiyóudiesel fuel
- 油腻yóunìgreasy
Learn 汽油 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.