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油 yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵由 ⿰氵由

Memory hint: water

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Example sentences with 油

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  1. 前面有一个加油站。
    Qiánmian yǒu yí ge jiāyóuzhàn.
    There's a gas station ahead.
    front-side has one (measure) gas-station
  2. 这道菜要放酱油吗？
    Zhè dào cài yào fàng jiàngyóu ma?
    Does this dish need soy sauce?
    this (measure) dish need put soy-sauce (question)
  3. 麻烦你去加点儿油。
    Máfan nǐ qù jiā diǎnr yóu.
    Please go add some gas.
    trouble you go add a-bit oil
  4. 油炸的食物不太健康。
    Yóuzhá de shíwù bú tài jiànkāng.
    Deep-fried food isn't very healthy.
    oil-fry (possessive) food not too healthy
  5. 开车去旅行以前，他先去加了油。
    Kāichē qù lǚxíng yǐqián, tā xiān qù jiā le yóu.
    Before driving on the trip, he first went to fill up on gas.
    drive go travel before, he first go add (particle) oil

Words with 油 (9)