Chinese word

燃气表

Pronunciation

Pinyinrán qì biǎo

Meaning

noungas meter

Example

房东让我拍一张燃气表的照片。fáng dōng ràng wǒ pāi yì zhāng rán qì biǎo de zhào piān

The landlord asked me to take a photo of the gas meter.

More examples

请告诉我燃气表的读数。qǐng gào sù wǒ rán qì biǎo de dú shù

Please tell me the gas meter reading.

Core concept

A building-mounted instrument that turns gas use into a visible running total.

Common phrases

燃气表读数rán qì biǎo dú shù
gas meter reading
查看燃气表chá kàn rán qì biǎo
check the gas meter

Similar words

电表diàn biǎo: An instrument in a building that records the amount of electricity used and displays its reading.
水表shuí biǎo: An instrument in a building that records the amount of water used and displays its reading.

Definition in Chinese

计量并显示用户实际用气量的仪表，其读数用于燃气公司结算和用户核对。jì liàng bìng xiǎn shì yòng hù shí jì yòng qì liàng de yí biǎo qí dú shù yòng yú rán qì gōng sī jié suàn hé yòng hù hé duì

Word origin

燃气 (ránqì, "fuel gas") + 表 (biǎo, "meter or indicating instrument") forms a compound for an instrument that tracks fuel-gas use.

Usage tips

In rental conversations, a request for a photo usually means the displayed digits matter, so the whole number and its decimal point need to be visible.