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

HSK 2
Méiqìzhàn lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.
The gas depot is very close to my home.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ qù méiqìzhàn huàn guàn méiqì.
I'm going to the gas depot to swap a cylinder of cooking gas.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

méi
zhàn