油
yóu
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
油
yóu
  1. 1 oil
  2. 2 fat
  3. 3 grease
  4. 4 petroleum
  5. 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. 6 oily
  7. 7 greasy
  8. 8 glib
  9. 9 cunning
加油站
jiā yóu zhàn
  1. 1 gas station
原油
yuán yóu
  1. 1 crude oil
奶油
nǎi yóu
  1. 1 cream
  2. 2 butter

Idioms (5)

油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
  1. 1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
  2. 2 lustrous
油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng
  1. 1 arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
  2. 2 to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
滚油煎心
gǔn yóu jiān xīn
  1. 1 to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
  2. 2 to enrage people and make matters worse
火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
  1. 1 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
  2. 2 to enrage people and make matters worse

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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你听说油价要涨了吗？
nǐ tīngshuō yóujià yào zhǎng le ma ？
Have you heard of the increase of the oil price?
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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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加油站
jiā yóu zhàn
gas station
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太油了。
tài yóu le 。
That's too greasy.
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美国：一只穿制服、涂红色指甲油的小猪是机场“减压员”，它的主要工作是给旅客缓解搭乘飞机时的紧张情绪。
Měiguó ：yī zhǐ chuān zhìfú 、tú hóngsè zhǐjiayóu de xiǎozhū shì jīchǎng “jiǎnyā yuán ”，tā de zhǔyào gōngzuò shì gěi lǚkè huǎnjiě dāchéng fēijī shí de jǐnzhāng qíngxù 。
United States: A pig in uniform and red nail polish is an airport "de-stress officer", whose main job is to ease the tension of passengers when flying.
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2）摒弃不健康的饮食习惯和养生误区。例如：口味过咸过油，喜欢吃煎炸、熏制、腌制食品；片面相信某种特殊的食物具有超常的健康养生功效等。
）bìngqì bù jiànkāng de yǐnshí xíguàn hé yǎngshēng wùqū 。lìrú ：kǒuwèi guò xián guò yóu ，xǐhuan chī jiānzhá 、xūnzhì 、yānzhì shípǐn ；piànmiàn xiāngxìn mǒuzhǒng tèshū de shíwù jùyǒu chāocháng de jiànkāng yǎngshēng gōngxiào děng 。
2) Abandon unhealthy eating habits and health misunderstandings. For example: too salty and oily, fried, smoked, pickled food; one-sided believe that a particular food has extraordinary health and health effects.
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第九：巴西卡车司机不满油价快速上升，罢工十天重创当地经济。
dìjiǔ ：Bāxī kǎchē sījī bùmǎn yóujià kuàisù shàngshēng ，bàgōng shítiān zhòngchuāng dāngdì jīngjì 。
9. Brazil truck drivers' strike went on for ten days as a result of the rapid increase on oil price, causing a serious economic impact.
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油腻:是对某些中年男子特征的概括描述，这些特征包括不注重身材保养、不修边幅、谈吐粗鲁等。是个贬义词。
yóunì shì duì mǒuxiē zhōngnián nánzǐ tèzhēng de gàikuò miáoshù ，zhèxiē tèzhēng bāokuò bù zhùzhòng shēncái bǎoyǎng 、bùxiūbiānfú 、tántǔ cūlǔ děng 。shì ge biǎnyì cí 。
油腻(greasy): It is a term that implies that a person's integrity is questionable. It is a derogatory term.
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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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