加油
jiā yóu
Pinyin

Definition

加油
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jiā yóu
  1. to add oil
  2. to top up with gas
  3. to refuel
  4. to accelerate
  5. to step on the gas
  6. (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. to cheer sb on

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

加
Jiā
  1. 1 abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]
  2. 2 surname Jia
加上
jiā shàng
  1. 1 plus
  2. 2 to put in
  3. 3 to add
  4. 4 to add on
  5. 5 to add into
  6. 6 in addition
  7. 7 on top of that
加入
jiā rù
  1. 1 to become a member
  2. 2 to join
  3. 3 to mix into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to add in
加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
加班
jiā bān
  1. 1 to work overtime

Idioms (20)

加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
  1. 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
  1. 1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
  1. 1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
  1. 1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
  1. 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
  2. 2 to go as fast as possible

Sample Sentences

加油，我给你们点外卖。
jiāyóu ，wǒ gěi nǐmen diǎnwàimài 。
Keep going. I’ll order you some food delivery.
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不过我们还是得好好加油。
bùguò wǒmen háishi děi hǎohǎo jiāyóu 。
But we still have to try our best.
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新民，你们年轻设计师就是未来建筑产业的希望，加油！
xīnmín ，nǐmen niánqīng shèjìshī jiùshì wèilái jiànzhù chǎnyè de xīwàng ，jiāyóu ！
Xinmin, you young architects provide hope for the future of the construction industry. Keep up the good work!
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打call:常用于为某位明星打call这样的句式，意思是为某某人加油、呐喊，这个词并不是指打电话。
dǎ chángyòng yú wéi mǒuwèi míngxīng dǎ zhèyàng de jùshì ，yìsi shì wéi mǒumǒurén jiāyóu 、nàhǎn ，zhège cí bìng búshi zhǐ dǎdiànhuà 。
It is often used in the sentence "call for a famous star". It means cheering and screaming for someone.
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你的成功，也将是这个国家的成功，我为你加油。
nǐ de chénggōng ，yě jiāng shì zhè ge guójiā de chénggōng ，wǒ wèi nǐ jiāyóu 。
Your success now is our country’s success. I am rooting hard for you.
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耶！加油！
yē ！jiāyóu ！
Yeah! Go for it!
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你是一个认真、努力、又坚强的人，我相信你在英国一定可以学到很多东西，我有机会就会去看你。加油！
nǐ shì yī gè rènzhēn 、nǔlì 、yòu jiānqiáng de rén ，wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ zài Yīngguó yīdìng kěyǐ xuédào hěn duō dōngxi ，wǒ yǒu jīhuì jiù huì qù kàn nǐ 。jiāyóu ！
You're such an earnest, hard-working and determined person, that I think you'll learn a lot of things in the UK. I'll go and see you you there if I get the chance. Go you!
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加油！搭完帐篷就可以开始生火烤肉了。
jiāyóu ！dā wán zhàngpéng jiù kěyǐ kāishǐ shēnghuǒ kǎo ròu le 。
Go for it! After we get the tent up we can start making a fire for a barbecue.
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先上车，我送你回家，不过我们得先去加油。
xiān shàngchē ，wǒ sòng nǐ huíjiā ，búguò wǒmen dě xiān qù jiāyóu 。
Get in the car, I'll drop you home, but let us get some gas first.
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加油？明天加不行吗？非得三更半夜去加油。
jiāyóu ？míngtiān jiā bùxíng ma ？fēiděi sāngēngbànyè qù jiāyóu 。
Get gas? You can't get gas tomorrow? You have to get it in the middle of the night?
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