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 能源 néng yuán energy sources / energy 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 寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) 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 节能 節能 jié néng to conserve energy / to minimize energy consumption syn 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 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 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 氨气 氨氣 ān qì ammonia (gas) syn 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 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 填埋 landfill 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 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 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 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 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 能量 néng liàng energy / capabilities syn 精力 jīng lì energy syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) syn 献身 獻身 xiàn shēn to commit one's energy to / to devote oneself to / to sacrifice one's life for / (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 太阳能 太陽能 tài yáng néng solar energy 核能 hé néng nuclear energy syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 热能 熱能 rè néng heat energy syn 高能 gāo néng high energy 原子能 yuán zǐ néng atomic energy 气力 氣力 qì lì strength / energy / vigor / talent syn 电能 電能 diàn néng electrical energy 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 一鼓作气 一鼓作氣 yī gǔ zuò qì in a spurt of energy syn 光能 guāng néng light energy (e.g. solar) 余力 餘力 yú lì energy left over (to do sth else) syn 正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 朝气蓬勃 朝氣蓬勃 zhāo qì péng bó full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark syn 下工夫 xià gōng fu to put in time and energy / to concentrate one's efforts syn 动能 動能 dòng néng kinetic energy 精神抖擞 精神抖擻 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio syn 守恒 守恆 shǒu héng conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics) / to remain constant (of a number) 势能 勢能 shì néng potential energy syn 经络 經絡 jīng luò energy channels / meridian (TCM) / (dialect) trick / tactic syn 能耗 néng hào energy consumption 能级 能級 néng jí energy level 总能 總能 zǒng néng total energy 正邪 zhèng xié opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM) 可再生能源 kě zài shēng néng yuán renewable energy 能效 néng xiào energy efficiency 能源网 néng yuán wǎng Network on Energy 枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain syn 耗能 hào néng to consume energy 内能 內能 nèi néng internal energy 能源安全 néng yuán ān quán energy security 能源消费 能源消費 néng yuán xiāo fèi energy consumption 内耗 內耗 nèi hào internal friction / internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics) / fig. waste or discord within an organization 能源需求 néng yuán xū qiú energy requirements 