How to say “natural gas” in Chinese
natural gas
“Natural gas” in Chinese is 天然气, tiān rán qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
天然气 is read tiān rán qì: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
In 不客气 it is read with the neutral tone: qi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “天然气”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 天然气. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们小区做饭都用天然气wǒmenxiǎoqūzuòfàndōuyòngtiānránqìEveryone in our residential complex cooks with natural gas.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “natural gas” in Chinese?
“Natural gas” in Chinese is 天然气, pinyin tiānránqì.
What does 天然气 mean?
天然气 (tiānránqì) means “natural gas”.
How do you write 天然气?
天然气 is 3 characters: 天 (tiān) — sky, day; 然 (rán) — so; however; 气 (qì) — air, spirit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 天然气?
天然气 is read tiānránqì. Tones: tiān — first tone, rán — second tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“natural gas” in the lesson “Oil, coal and gas”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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