汽油

• 拼音: qì yóu
• 汉字拆解: 汽 = 氵 (water) + 气 (steam) — volatile liquid; 油 = 氵 (water) + 由 (from/through) — oil, a slippery liquid

含义

Gasoline; petrol. A refined petroleum fuel used in internal combustion engines for cars and other vehicles.

The standard word for petrol/gasoline. Common collocations: 加汽油 (fill up with petrol), 汽油价格 (petrol prices), 汽油车 (petrol car, as opposed to 电动车 electric car). Contrasts with 柴油 (diesel). A practical everyday word, especially relevant as fuel prices are frequently discussed in daily life and news.

例句

1. 最近汽油价格又涨了，开车的成本越来越高。
2. 车没有汽油了，我们先去加油站吧。
3. 现在很多人选择电动车，因为不用花钱买汽油。

用法指南

语境: transportation, daily life, news

语气: practical

正确说法

• 这辆车加的是九五号汽油。(This car uses 95-octane petrol.)
• 汽油又涨价了。(Petrol prices have gone up again.)

错误说法

• 给自行车加汽油 (Don't talk about putting petrol in a bicycle — bicycles don't use fuel; this would sound absurd)

起源与历史

A compound of 汽 (steam/vapour) and 油 (oil) — volatile oil that produces vapour, i.e. gasoline.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal