Chinese

燃料

/ɻän³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
fuel
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese燃 “to burn; to be alight”
    • meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”
    • soundChinese然 “original form of 燃 (rán, “to burn”)”
      • soundChinese肰 “dog meat”
        • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
        • meaningChinese犬 “dog”
  • characterChinese料 “to anticipate; to predict; to foresee; to expect”
    • ideaChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆／颗 m)”
    • ideaChinese斗 “a dipper or cup-like object, used in ancient China as a wine vessel”

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