燃料
ránliào
fuel
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 火箭需要大量燃料。A rocket needs a lot of fuel.
- 煤是一种常见的燃料。Coal is a common fuel.
Collocations
燃料电池化石燃料补充燃料燃料消耗
Mnemonic
燃 rán "to burn" + 料 liào "material": material that is burned, i.e. fuel. Same as the Korean word yeon-ryo (燃料). Substances like coal (煤), gasoline (汽油) or natural gas burned to release energy. 燃 means "to burn" (燃烧 combustion); 料 means "material" (材料).
Related
能源汽油煤柴油
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