燃料

ránliào
noun HSK 4 #5,516

Measure Word

燃料 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 fuel

Characters

Burning material — substance used to produce energy.

Examples

Fēijī xūyào dàliàng de ránliào.
Airplanes need a large amount of fuel.
Zhè zhǒng ránliào bǐjiào piányi.
This type of fuel is relatively cheap.
Ránliào kuài yòng wán le.
The fuel is almost used up.

Tips

usage
In everyday Chinese, (yóu, oil/gas) is more common for car fuel. 燃料 is the broader, more formal term that includes all fuels: coal, gas, nuclear, etc.

Stroke Order

rán
liào