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 严格 嚴格 yán gé strict / stringent / tight / rigorous syn 毒气 毒氣 dú qì poison gas / toxic gas / manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism) 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 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 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 严密 嚴密 yán mì strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc) 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 走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate syn 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word 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 森严 森嚴 sēn yán strict / rigid / tight (security) syn 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 紧凑 緊湊 jǐn còu compact / terse / tight (schedule) 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 严实 嚴實 yán shi (sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely syn 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 三缄其口 三緘其口 sān jiān qí kǒu (idiom) reluctant to speak about it / tight-lipped 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 死结 死結 sǐ jié tight knot / intractable problem 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 塞满 塞滿 sāi mǎn to stuff full / to cram in / packed tight / chock full 拉紧 拉緊 lā jǐn to pull tight / tensioning 液化石油气 液化石油氣 yè huà shí yóu qì liquefied petroleum gas 麻吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 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 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 紧 緊 jǐn tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten syn 铁 鐵 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) syn 瘦 shòu thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive syn 严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father syn 绷 繃 bēng to draw tight / to stretch taut / to tack (with thread or pin) / (bound form) embroidery hoop / (bound form) woven bed mat syn 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb 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 紧巴巴 緊巴巴 jǐn bā bā tight fitting / hard up (i.e. lacking money) syn 严紧 嚴緊 yán jǐn strict / tight syn 墨斗 mò dǒu carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 气焊 氣焊 qì hàn gas welding 墨线 墨線 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 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 出气口 出氣口 chū qì kǒu gas or air outlet / emotional outlet 紧绷绷 緊繃繃 jǐn bēng bēng tight / stretched / (face, lips) taut / strained syn 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) 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 南高加索天然气管道 nán gāo jiā suǒ tiān rán qì guǎn dào South Caucasus gas pipeline / South Caucasian Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline 窒息剂 窒息劑 zhì xī jì choking agent / choking gas / asphyxiating gas 窒息性气体 zhì xī xìng qì tǐ choking agent / choking gas / asphyxiating gas 减少天然气放空燃烧和泄漏全球自愿标准 減少天然氣放空燃燒和泄漏全球自願標準 Global Gas Flaring and Venting Reduction Voluntary Standard / Voluntary Standard for Global Gas Flaring and Venting Reduction 油气炸药袋 油氣炸藥袋 FAE gas bag / gas bag 卡式炉 卡式爐 kǎ shì lú portable gas stove (fueled by a gas cartridge) 严竣 嚴竣 yán jùn tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult 㗂 shěng variant of 省[sheng3] / tight-lipped / to examine / to watch / to scour (esp. Cantonese) 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 密缝 密縫 mì féng tight seam / to calk 拘守 jū shǒu to hold tight / to cling to / to adhere / stubborn / to detain sb as prisoner 稳坐钓鱼台 穩坐釣魚臺 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 紧巴 緊巴 jǐn bā tight (i.e. lacking money) / hard up / same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴 syn 闭口不谈 閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán to refuse to say anything about (idiom) / to remain tight-lipped / to avoid mentioning syn 静坐不动 靜坐不動 jìng zuò bù dòng to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight 扽 dèn to yank / to pull tight 拼餐 pīn cān (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs 嘴牢 zuǐ láo tight-lipped 弯道超车 彎道超車 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc) 