油
yóu
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib
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Examples
油漂浮在水上。
yóu piāo fú zài shuǐ shàng。
Oil will float on water.
这辆车很省油。
zhè liàng chē hěn shěng yóu。
This car is very economical on gas.
油是从橄榄中提炼出来的。
yóu shì cóng gǎn lǎn zhōng tí liàn chū lái de。
Oil is extracted from olives.
Words with this character
加油 jiā yóu to add oil石油 shí yóu oil汽油 qì yóu gasoline加油站 jiā yóu zhàn gas station油漆 yóu qī oil paints油画 yóu huà oil painting酱油 jiàng yóu soy sauce燃油 rán yóu fuel oil柴油 chái yóu diesel fuel油炸 yóu zhá to deep fry油腻 yóu nì greasy food香油 xiāng yóu sesame oil黄油 huáng yóu butter奶油 nǎi yóu cream油管 yóu guǎn oil pipe油价 yóu jià oil price油墨 yóu mò printing ink江油 Jiāng yóu see 江油市[Jiang1 you2 Shi4]中油 Zhōng yóu CPC Corporation, a state-owned petroleum company in Taiwan矮油 ǎi yóu alternative for 哎呦[ai1 you1] "oh my!"柏油 bǎi yóu asphalt板油 bǎn yóu leaf fat擦油 cā yóu to oil