Chinese word

停气

Pronunciation

Pinyintíng qì

Meaning

  • verbshut off the gas

Example

今天小区要停气，大家提前准备热水。jīn tiān xiǎo qū yào tíng qì dà jiā tí qián zhǔn bèi rè shuǐ

The gas will be shut off in the neighborhood today, so everyone should prepare hot water in advance.

Illustration for 停气 (shut off the gas)

More examples

我家昨晚突然停气，做饭很不方便。wǒ jiā zuó wǎn tū rán tíng qì zuò fàn hěn bù fāng biàn

The gas was suddenly shut off at my house last night, making cooking very inconvenient.

Core concept

The gas supply stops flowing to homes for a period, whether the interruption is planned or caused by a fault.

Common phrases

  • 停气了tíng qì le

    gas outage

  • 小区停气xiǎo qū tíng qì

    neighborhood gas outage

  • 停气两小时tíng qì liǎng xiǎo shí

    two-hour gas outage

Similar words

停电tíng diàn: Electricity service is cut off for a period, so electrical devices cannot be used.
停水tíng shuǐ: Water service is cut off for a period, so taps provide no water.

Definition in Chinese

指由于检修、设备故障、施工安排或欠费等原因，燃气被切断以致短期间断供应的情况。zhǐ yóu yú jiǎn xiū shè bèi gù zhàng shī gōng ān pái huò qiàn fèi děng yuán yīn rán qì bèi qiē duàn yǐ zhì duǎn qī jiàn duàn gōng yìng de qíng kuàng

Word origin

停 (tíng, "stop") + 气 (qì, "gas") forms a compound meaning that the gas supply has stopped.

Usage tips

  • English often separates an intentional valve closure from a utility interruption, while this Chinese verb covers both planned and accidental breaks in service.

Other meanings

  • gas outagenoun

Opposites

  • 供气gōng qìprovide gasverb

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