燃料 (ránliào): fuel

Measure Word

一种燃料 zhǒng

Meanings

1 fuel

Characters

Burning material — substance used to produce energy.

Examples

飞机需要大量的燃料。

Fēijī xūyào dàliàng de ránliào.

Airplanes need a large amount of fuel.

这种燃料比较便宜。

Zhè zhǒng ránliào bǐjiào piányi.

This type of fuel is relatively cheap.

燃料快用完了。

Ránliào kuài yòng wán le.

The fuel is almost used up.

Tips

usage

In everyday Chinese, 油 (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

燃 rán

料 liào

Related Words

燃烧 ránshāo HSK 4 #3,705

to burn; to combust / to ignite

塑料 sùliào HSK 4 #4,487

plastic / synthetic material

材料 cáiliào HSK 4 #3,042

material; raw material / data; information; ingredients

资料 zīliào HSK 4 #1,308

material; data; information / reference materials; documents

原料 yuánliào HSK 4 #10,057

raw material / ingredient; source material

塑料袋 sùliàodài HSK 4 #11,194

plastic bag

预料 yùliào HSK 7-9 #4,706

to anticipate / to expect / to predict

料 liào HSK 6 #2,948

material; stuff; ingredient / to expect; to anticipate; to foresee

料到 liàodào HSK 7-9 #5,531

to expect / to anticipate / to foresee

点燃 diǎnrán HSK 5 #5,543

to ignite; to light; to set on fire / to kindle; to spark (figurative)