废气

廢氣

fèiqì

noun #25,860

Meanings

1 exhaust gas
2 waste gas
3 fumes
4 emissions

Characters

waste, useless, abandoned

gas, air, breath

Examples

工厂排放的废气严重污染了空气。

Gōngchǎng páifàng de fèiqì yánzhòng wūrǎn le kōngqì.

The waste gas emitted by the factory seriously polluted the air.

汽车的废气排放是城市污染的主要来源。

Qìchē de fèiqì páifàng shì chéngshì wūrǎn de zhǔyào láiyuán.

Car exhaust emissions are the main source of urban pollution.

Tips

memory

废 means waste/used-up and 气 means gas — waste gas, the stuff you discard after burning fuel.

Stroke Order

废 fèi

气 qì