燃气

• Pinyin: rán qì
• Hanzi breakdown: 燃 = 火 + 然 (fire — to combust); 气 = 气 (gas/vapour/energy)

Meaning

Fuel gas; natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or other combustible gases used for domestic cooking, heating, or industrial purposes.

燃气灶 (gas stove), 燃气管道 (gas pipeline), 燃气公司 (gas company), and 燃气表 (gas meter) are common collocations. Distinct from 天然气 which specifically means natural gas. A standard technical and domestic term used in infrastructure, safety, and utility contexts.

Examples

1. 物业公司通知居民，明日上午将对楼栋内的燃气管道进行例行安全检修，届时需暂时停气。 The property management company notified residents that routine safety maintenance will be performed on the building’s gas pipelines tomorrow morning, and gas service will be temporarily shut off.
2. 她打开燃气灶，将火焰调至适当大小，准备为家人烹制一顿丰盛的晚餐。 She turned on the gas stove, adjusted the flame to the right level, and prepared to cook a hearty dinner for her family.
3. 燃气泄漏是居家安全事故中最常见也最危险的类型之一，一旦察觉应立即打开门窗并拨打报警电话。 A gas leak is one of the most common and most dangerous types of home safety accidents; if you detect one, open doors and windows immediately and call the police.

Usage Guide

Context: domestic, utility, infrastructure, safety

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 该小区完成了老旧燃气管道的全面改造升级，从根本上消除了长期存在的安全隐患。(The residential community completed a comprehensive renovation and upgrade of its ageing gas pipelines, fundamentally eliminating the long-standing safety hazard.)
• 燃气费每月按实际用量结算，居民可通过官方应用程序随时查询当月用气情况。(Gas fees are settled monthly according to actual consumption, and residents can check their current month's gas usage at any time through the official app.)

Don't Say

• 他今天喝了很多燃气 — use 他今天喝了很多碳酸饮料 or 汽水; 燃气 refers exclusively to fuel gas for burning, not carbonated beverages

Origin & History

燃 (burn/combust) + 气 (gas/vapour) — combustible gas used as fuel

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal