瓦斯

wǎsī

noun #9,028

Measure Word

一罐瓦斯 guàn

Meanings

1 gas (loanword from English/German 'gas')
2 natural gas; coal gas; toxic fumes

Characters

tile; watt (phonetic)

this (classical); used in transliterations

Phonetic transliteration of 'gas' — borrowed from German/English pronunciation.

Examples

煤矿里瓦斯泄漏很危险。

Méikuàng lǐ wǎsī xièlòu hěn wēixiǎn.

Gas leaks in coal mines are very dangerous.

瓦斯炉的火太大了。

Wǎsīlú de huǒ tài dà le.

The gas stove flame is too high.

矿井里检测到了瓦斯浓度超标。

Kuàngjǐng lǐ jiǎncè dào le wǎsī nóngdù chāobiāo.

Excessive gas concentration was detected in the mine shaft.

Tips

usage

In mainland China, 瓦斯 usually refers to coal mine gas (methane). In Taiwan, 瓦斯 is the everyday word for cooking gas — what mainlanders call 煤气 (méiqì) or 天然气 (tiānránqì).

Stroke Order

瓦 wǎ

斯 sī