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title: "Ranliao Meaning: 燃料 (ránliào) Means “fuel”"
description: "燃料 (ránliào) means “fuel”. Hear its tones, see what 燃 and 料 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ranliao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 燃料 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

燃料 ránliào

## fuel

## Its characters

1. 燃 rán to burn
2. 料 liào material

## In a sentence

木头是一种常见的燃料。 Wood is a common fuel.

[More about 燃料](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%87%83%E6%96%99)

## More words with 燃 or 料

- [不料 bùliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buliao)
- [材料 cáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cailiao)
- [点燃 diǎnrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianran)
- [料理 liàolǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaoli)
- [燃气 ránqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ranqi)
- [燃烧 ránshāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ranshao)
- [燃油 rányóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ranyou)
- [饲料 sìliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/siliao)
- [塑料 sùliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suliao)
- [调料 tiáoliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaoliao)

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