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汽油

qì yóu · qi you

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Meaning

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  1. gasoline
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The warning light

  1. Dengdeng

    仪表盘(yíbiǎopán)上(shàng)的(de)灯(dēng)亮了(liàngle)，汽油(qìyóu)快(kuài)没了(méile)。

    The dashboard light is on. We're almost out of gas.

  2. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)加油站(jiāyóuzhàn)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)加(jiā)汽油(qìyóu)吧(ba)。

    There's a gas station ahead. Let's fill up.

  3. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)车(chē)是(shì)电动车(diàndòngchē)啊(a)。

    Wait, our car is electric.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)！那(nà)这个(zhège)灯(dēng)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    Right! Then what does this light mean?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)你(nǐ)没(méi)系(xì)安全带(ānquándài)。

    You haven't fastened your seat belt.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)确(què)定(dìng)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)汽(qì)油(yóu)足(zú)够(gòu)开(kāi)回(huí)家(jiā)。

I'm pretty sure we have enough gas to get home.

02

这(zhè)辆(liàng)车(chē)的(de)汽(qì)油(yóu)快(kuài)用(yòng)完(wán)了(le)，得(děi)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)去(qù)加(jiā)油(yóu)。

This car is almost out of gasoline; we need to refuel right away.

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