油

yóu · you

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. oil
  2. fat
  3. grease
  4. petroleum
  5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. oily
  7. greasy
  8. glib
  9. cunning

In a sentence

2 examples
01

油(yóu)是(shì)从(cóng)橄(gǎn)榄(lǎn)中(zhōng)提(tí)炼(liàn)出(chū)来(lái)的(de)。

Oil is extracted from olives.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)每(měi)周(zhōu)帮(bāng)车(chē)子(zi)加(jiā)两(liǎng)次(cì)油(yóu)。

Tom puts gas in his car twice a week.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kanaorange · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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