煤气站

煤氣站
méiqìzhàn
noun #35,651

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 gas station (for cooking gas / LPG cylinders)
  2. 2 gas distribution depot

Examples

Wǒ qù méiqìzhàn huàn guàn méiqì.
I'm going to the gas depot to swap a cylinder of cooking gas.
Méiqìzhàn lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.
The gas depot is very close to my home.

Tips

usage
煤气站 is where households go to refill or swap LPG (液化) cylinders for cooking — common throughout China where piped natural gas (天然气) hasn't been installed. Don't confuse with 加油站 (jiāyóuzhàn) which is a 'gas station' in the American sense (petrol/gasoline for cars).

Stroke Order

méi
zhàn