加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 毒气 毒氣 dú qì poison gas / toxic gas / manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism) syn 靴子 xuē zi boots syn 气体 氣體 qì tǐ gas (i.e. gaseous substance) syn 加油站 jiā yóu zhàn gas station 泄漏 xiè lòu (of a liquid or gas) to leak / to divulge / to leak (information) syn 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 煤气 煤氣 méi qì coal gas / gas (fuel) 面罩 miàn zhào mask / visor / facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask) syn 瓦斯 wǎ sī gas (loanword) 油门 油門 yóu mén accelerator (pedal) / gas pedal / throttle 气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe / trachea / respiratory tract / air duct / gas pipe syn 泄气 洩氣 xiè qì to leak (gas) / to be discouraged / to despair / (disparaging) pathetic / to vent one's anger / (of a tire) to be flat syn 天然气 天然氣 tiān rán qì natural gas 防毒面具 fáng dú miàn jù gas mask 排放 pái fàng to arrange in order / to emit / to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc) / (of animals) to ovulate / to discharge semen syn 断气 斷氣 duàn qì to stop breathing / to breathe one's last / to die / to cut the gas supply syn 毒剂 毒劑 dú jì a poison / a toxic agent / poison gas / a chemical weapon 氢气 氫氣 qīng qì hydrogen (gas) syn 漏气 漏氣 lòu qì to leak air or gas syn 催泪弹 催淚彈 cuī lèi dàn tear bomb / tear-gas grenade 废气 廢氣 fèi qì exhaust gas / industrial waste gas 施放 shī fàng to fire / to discharge / to release (fireworks, smokescreen, poison gas, virus etc) syn 燃气 燃氣 rán qì fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc) 沼气 沼氣 zhǎo qì marsh gas / methane CH4 syn 环保局 環保局 huán bǎo jú environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection 毒气弹 毒氣彈 dú qì dàn poison gas shell / poison gas grenade 弥散 彌散 mí sàn to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc) syn 电离 電離 diàn lí ion / ionized (e.g. gas) 光气 光氣 guāng qì phosgene COCl2, aka carbonyl chloride, a poisonous gas 回火 huí huǒ to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire 油气 油氣 yóu qì oil and gas 氨气 氨氣 ān qì ammonia (gas) syn 马靴 馬靴 mǎ xuē riding boots 液化气 液化氣 yè huà qì liquid gas / bottled gas (fuel) 燃气轮机 燃氣輪機 rán qì lún jī gas turbine syn 马刺 馬刺 mǎ cì spur (on riding boots) 液化石油气 液化石油氣 yè huà shí yóu qì liquefied petroleum gas 气瓶 氣瓶 qì píng gas cylinder / air bottle / air tank (diving) 排空 pái kōng to drain out / to empty / to discharge (waste gas) into the air / to soar up into the sky 气田 氣田 qì tián gas field 催泪 催淚 cuī lèi to move to tears (of a story) / tear-provoking (gas) / lacrimogen 三废 三廢 sān fèi three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1] 火力发电厂 火力發電廠 huǒ lì fā diàn chǎng fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas) syn 短靴 duǎn xuē ankle boots 跑 pǎo to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate / (verb complement) away / off syn 磕 kē to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) syn 冰鞋 bīng xié skating boots / skates 雨靴 yǔ xuē rain boots / rubber boots / CL:雙|双[shuang1] 储气罐 儲氣罐 chǔ qì guàn gas tank (for gas, not gasoline) 芥子气 芥子氣 jiè zǐ qì mustard gas 汽灯 汽燈 qì dēng gas lamp syn 气焊 氣焊 qì hàn gas welding 安全鞋 ān quán xié safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 压缩天然气 compressed natural gas 笑气 笑氣 xiào qì laughing gas (nitrous oxide) 气体探测器 气体探測器 qì tǐ tàn cè qì gas detector 保护 保護 bǎo hù to protect / to defend / to safeguard / protection / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 掩护 掩護 yǎn hù to screen / to shield / to cover / protection / cover / CL:面[mian4] syn 锁定 鎖定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 环保 環保 huán bǎo environmental protection / environmentally friendly / abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4] 保健 bǎo jiàn health protection / health care / to maintain in good health syn 防身 fáng shēn self-protection / to defend oneself syn 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 庇佑 bì yòu to bless / to protect / protection (esp. divine) syn 保护伞 保護傘 bǎo hù sǎn protective umbrella / fig. person affording protection (esp. corrupt) syn 掩蔽 yǎn bì shelter / screen / cover / protection syn 黑店 hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. a scam / protection racket / daylight robbery 环境保护 環境保護 huán jìng bǎo hù environmental protection 防晒 防曬 fáng shài sunburn protection 密码保护 密碼保護 mì mǎ bǎo hù password protection 防潮 fáng cháo damp proof / moisture proof / protection against tides 国家环保总局 國家環保總局 guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú (PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[Huan2 jing4 Bao3 hu4 bu4] 抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 哪吒 né zha Nezha, protection deity 反间谍 反間諜 fǎn jiàn dié counterintelligence / protection against espionage 晒黑 曬黑 shài hēi to sunbathe / to tan / to get sunburnt / to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website) 消防设备 消防設備 xiāo fáng shè bèi fire protection equipment 蔡锷 蔡鍔 cài è Cai E (1882-1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4guo2jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor 哪咤 哪吒 nǎ zhà Nezha, protection deity 镖 鏢 biāo dart-like throwing weapon / goods sent under the protection of an armed escort 保护费 保護費 protection fee 环境保护局 huán jìng bǎo hù jú Environmental Protection Agency 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius) / to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection 出气口 出氣口 chū qì kǒu gas or air outlet / emotional outlet 环保部 環保部 huán bǎo bù Ministry of Environmental Protection 独龙江 獨龍江 dú lóng jiāng Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit 庥 xiū protection / shade 稀有气体 稀有氣體 xī yǒu qì tǐ rare gas / noble gas (chemistry) 惰性气体 惰性氣體 duò xìng qì tǐ inert gas / noble gas (chemistry) 知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom) / patronage / protection 涉水靴 shè shuǐ xuē wading boots / high-topped waterproof boots 防护靴 防護靴 fáng hù xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 防雷靴 fáng léi xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 气体离心浓缩 气体离心濃縮 qì tǐ lí xīn nóng suō gas centrifuge enrichment / gas centrifuge process / gas centrifugation 气体离心法 qì tǐ lí xīn fǎ gas centrifuge enrichment / gas centrifuge process / gas centrifugation 贮存管 貯存管 zhù cún guǎn storage container for liquid or gas / gas holder 载气 carrier gas / eluent gas 