302 Themes

019 Substances 物品 (wùpǐn)


fuel
firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea (chief daily necessities)
coal
coal gas
be in power, in office, at the helm of state
carry, transport
send charcoal in a snow storm (provide timely help)

13 燃料 [-] ránliào (flammable-material) fuel: 用~ 作燃料 use coal as fuel '
17 柴米油盐酱醋茶 [---鹽醬--] chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá (charcoal-rice-oilsalt-sauce-vinegar-tea) firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea (chief daily necessities): 开门七件事~ Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day. '
9 煤 [-] méi (coal) coal: ~矿 (kuàng) coal mine || 产~ produce coal || 烧~取暖burn coal to keep warm '
10 煤气 [-氣] méiqì (coal-gas) coal gas: 打开~ light the coal gas || ~中毒 (zhòngdú) gas poisoning || 用电取暖比用 ~取暖安全. It is safer to use an electric heater than a gas heater. '
17 执政 [執-] zhízhèng (take charge of-administration) be in power, in office, at the helm of state: 轮流~ take turns in power || 上台~ came power || 联合~ coalition government || ~党ruling party '
2 运 [運] yùn (revolve, transport) carry, transport: ~货 transport the goods || ~煤 (méi) transport coal || ~东西 transport stuff '
21 雪中送炭 [-] xuězhōngsòngtàn (snow-period-send-charcoal) send charcoal in a snow storm (provide timely help): 给老百姓~. give timely help to commoners '