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煤气

méi qì · mei qi

Traditional 煤氣

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. coal gas
  2. gas (fuel)
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Did you turn it off?

  1. Liangliang

    出门(chūmén)前(qián)，你(nǐ)关(guān)煤气(méiqì)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Before we left, did you turn off the gas?

  2. Dengdeng

    关(guān)了(le)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)两(liǎng)次(cì)。

    I did. I checked twice.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)确定(quèdìng)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)回去(huíqu)看看(kànkan)煤气(méiqì)。

    Are you sure? I want to go back and look at the gas.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不(bù)放心(fàngxīn)的话(dehuà)，我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)回去(huíqu)看看(kànkan)。

    If you're not sure, let's go back and check.

  5. Liangliang

    煤气(méiqì)关好(guānhǎo)了(le)。我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    The gas is off. Let's go.

  6. Dengdeng

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)。我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)不(bù)放心(fàngxīn)门(mén)了(le)！

    Wait. Now I'm worried about the door!

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2 examples
01

出(chū)门(mén)前(qián)记(jì)得(de)检(jiǎn)查(chá)一(yí)下(xià)煤(méi)气(qì)是(shì)否(fǒu)关(guān)好(hǎo)了(le)。

Remember to check to make sure the gas has been turned off before you go out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeeSooHa · English by LeeSooHa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)有(yǒu)煤(méi)气(qì)味(wèi)，快(kuài)开(kāi)窗(chuāng)通(tōng)风(fēng)。

There seems to be a smell of gas in the kitchen; open the window quickly for ventilation.

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