Chinese word

尾气

Pronunciation

Pinyinwěi qì

Meaning

  • nounexhaust fumes

Example

汽车的尾气很臭。qì chē de wěi qì hěn chòu

Car exhaust fumes smell awful.

Illustration for 尾气 (exhaust fumes)

More examples

工厂必须定期检修尾气处理设备以符合排放标准。gōng chǎng bì xū dìng qī jiǎn xiū wěi qì chú lǐ shè bèi yǐ fú hé pái fàng biāo zhǔn

A factory must regularly inspect its exhaust treatment equipment to meet emission standards.

Core concept

A dirty stream of gas leaving a vehicle's rear or the final outlet of another process.

Common phrases

  • 尾气处理设备wěi qì chú lǐ shè bèi

    exhaust treatment equipment

  • 工业尾气排放gōng yè wěi qì pái fàng

    industrial exhaust emissions

Similar words

废气fèi qì: Waste gas from factories, vehicles, and other sources, often harmful or unpleasant.
排气pái qì: The gas that a machine or vehicle sends out through its exhaust.

Definition in Chinese

专指从车辆等尾部排出的排出气体，也可泛指末端排出的废气或排放物。zhuān zhǐ cóng chē liàng děng wěi bù pái chū de pái chū qì tǐ yě kě fàn zhǐ mò duān pái chū de fèi qì huò pái fàng wù

Word origin

尾气 (wěiqì, "tail gas") combines 尾 (wěi, "tail") + 气 (qì, "gas"), naming gas that leaves from the tail end.

Usage tips

  • English often uses plural fumes for this substance, while Chinese commonly treats the noun as a mass noun, so one vehicle's output and pollution from many vehicles can use the same form.

Other meanings

  • exhaustnoun

Opposites

  • 进气系统jìn qì xì tǒngintake systemnoun

Related words

  • 尾气处理设备wěi qì chú lǐ shè bèiexhaust treatment equipmentnoun
  • 尾气排放标准wěi qì pái fàng biāo zhǔnexhaust emission standardsnoun

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