Chinese word

气体

Pronunciation

Pinyinqì tǐ

Meaning

  • noungas

Example

这瓶里装着危险的气体。zhè píng lǐ zhuāng zhe wēi xiǎn de qì tǐ

This bottle contains dangerous gas.

Illustration for 气体 (gas)

More examples

水加热后会产生气体。shuǐ jiā rè hòu huì chǎn shēng qì tǐ

Heating water produces gas.

Core concept

Matter whose particles spread out to fill the available space instead of keeping a fixed shape.

Common phrases

  • 有毒气体yǒu dú qì tǐ

    poisonous gas

  • 气体泄漏qì tǐ xiè lòu

    gas leak

  • 气体浓度qì tǐ nóng dù

    gas concentration

Similar words

空气kōng qì: The natural mixture of gases near Earth that people and other living things breathe.
液体yè tǐ: A form of matter with a fixed volume that flows and takes the shape of its container.
固体gù tǐ: A form of matter with a fixed shape and volume, with its particles packed closely together.
蒸汽zhēng qì: A hot gas produced when a liquid vaporizes, such as water vapor.

Definition in Chinese

指处于气态的物质形态，分子间距离较大、无固定形状且能随容器扩散，作为物质三态之一的名词。zhǐ chǔ yú qì tài de wù zhì xíng tài fèn zǐ jiān jù lí jiào dà wú gù dìng xíng zhuàng qiě néng suí róng qì kuò sàn zuò wéi wù zhì sān tài zhī yī de míng cí

Word origin

气 (qì, "air or vapor") + 体 (tǐ, "form or substance") combines a gaseous material with its physical form, giving the term for matter in the gas state.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, gas can mean either a substance that fills space or gasoline, so the surrounding context determines whether the topic is matter or vehicle fuel.

Opposites

Related words

  • 气态qì tàigaseous statenoun

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