废气
fèiqì
exhaust gas, waste gas
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 汽车的废气污染城市空气。Car exhaust pollutes the city air.
- 工厂应该处理好废气再排放。Factories should treat waste gas before discharging it.
Collocations
汽车废气排放废气处理废气废气污染
Mnemonic
废 fèi "waste, to discard" + 气 qì "gas": discarded gas, i.e. exhaust or waste gas. Learn the 废 set together: 废气 (waste gas), 废物 (fèiwù, waste matter), 废水 (fèishuǐ, wastewater).
Related
废物废水排放污染
Quick check
What state does the 气 in 废气 refer to?