Hanzi

油

oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil, paint or varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cunning

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

yóu, yòu

Bopomofo

ㄧㄡˊ, ㄧㄡˋ

Jyutping

jau2

Example sentences

加油 jiāyóu
大家都在為運動員加油。
大家都在为运动员加油。

Everyone is cheering for the athletes.

揮舞 / 挥舞 huīwǔ
觀眾在終點線旁揮舞旗幟，為選手加油。
观众在终点线旁挥舞旗帜，为选手加油。

The spectators waved flags beside the finish line, cheering for the athletes.

油 yóu
煎牛排的時候不需要放太多的油。
煎牛排的时候不需要放太多的油。

You don't need to put too much oil when frying steak.

費 / 费 fèi
這種老舊的車子非常費油。
这种老旧的车子非常费油。

This old car consumes a lot of fuel.

加油站 jiāyóuzhàn
我們先去加油站加滿油，然後再上路。
我们先去加油站加满油，然后再上路。

Let's go to the gas station to fill up first, and then hit the road.

嚴禁 / 严禁 yánjìn
加油站內嚴禁煙火。
加油站内严禁烟火。

Open flames are strictly forbidden in gas stations.

原油 yuányóu
煉油廠把原油加工成汽油。
炼油厂把原油加工成汽油。

The refinery processes crude oil into gasoline.

奶油 nǎiyóu
她在蛋糕上抹了一層厚厚的奶油。
她在蛋糕上抹了一层厚厚的奶油。

She spread a thick layer of cream on the cake.

嘴脣 / 嘴唇 zuǐchún
弟弟剛吃完蛋糕，嘴脣還沾著不少奶油呢！
弟弟刚吃完蛋糕，嘴唇还沾著不少奶油呢！

Younger brother just finished eating cake, and his lips are still covered with quite a bit of cream!

Example Vocabulary

加油

jia1'you2

to cheer on; Go for it!

油

you2

oil; fat; grease; oily; to paint/varnish

加油站

jiāyóuzhàn

gas station; petrol station

原油

yuan2'you2

crude oil; unrefined petroleum

奶油

nai3'you2

cream; butter

指甲油

柴米油鹽

chai2'mi3'you2'yan2

中油

中海油

加油工

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