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气体 meaning in English

qìtǐ

gas (i.e. gaseous substance)

HSK 5nounTraditional 氣體11 strokes

Meaning of 气体

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qìtǐ
  1. gas (i.e. gaseous substance)

How to use 气体

气体 is a neutral, somewhat scientific word used in chemistry, physics, and safety contexts, alongside 液体 (yètǐ, liquid) and 固体 (gùtǐ, solid). Example: 这种气体有毒。(Zhè zhǒng qìtǐ yǒu dú.) This gas is poisonous.

气 (qì) means air or vapor, and 体 (tǐ) means body or form, as in 身体 (shēntǐ). Put them together and a gas is matter whose body takes the form of air.

Common mistake: Learners often use 气体 when they mean the air we breathe, but that is 空气 (kōngqì). Also, 气体 does not mean gasoline for a car, which is 汽油 (qìyóu), written with 汽 and the water radical.

气体 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

空kōng气qì是shì气qì体tǐ的de混hùn合hé物wù。
Air is a mixture of gases.
空kōng气qì是shì由yóu许xǔ多duō种zhǒng气qì体tǐ组zǔ成chéng的de混hùn合hé物wù。
Air is a mixture of various gases.
只zhǐ能néng说shuō，那nà团tuán无wú味wèi的de致zhì命mìng气qì体tǐ，也yě不bú是shì没méi有yǒu好hǎo处chù。
So it seems that cloud of odorless deadly gas had a silver lining after all.
众zhòng所suǒ周zhōu知zhī，空kōng气qì是shì多duō种zhǒng气qì体tǐ的de混hùn合hé体tǐ。
As everyone knows, air is a mixture of gases.
这zhè个ge气qì体tǐ散sàn发fà出chū强qiáng烈liè难nán闻wén的de气qì味wèi。
The gas gives off a strong, unpleasant smell.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

气 qì · gas · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

体 tǐ · body · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 气体.

身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
天气tiānqìweather
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
全体quántǐall; entire
体育tǐyùsports; physical education
气温qìwēnair temperature
体育馆tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium
体育场tǐyùchǎngstadium
媒体méitǐmedia, esp. news media
具体jùtǐconcrete; specific; detailed

Questions about 气体

What does 气体 mean?

气体 (qìtǐ) means "gas (i.e. gaseous substance)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 气体?

气体 is made of 2 characters: 气 (4 strokes), 体 (7 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 气体 an HSK word?

Yes. 气体 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 气体 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 气体 is written 氣體.

How do I say solid, liquid, and gas in Chinese?

Solid is 固体 (gùtǐ), liquid is 液体 (yètǐ), and gas is 气体 (qìtǐ). All three share 体 (tǐ), which marks a state or form of matter.

Can 气体 be used for gas from the stomach?

No, 气体 sounds technical in that context. In everyday speech people say 放屁 (fàngpì) for passing gas or 胀气 (zhàngqì) for a bloated stomach.

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