油尺
yóu chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

油尺
 - 
yóu chǐ
  1. dipstick
  2. oil measuring rod

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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
jiā yóu zhàn
  1. 1 gas station
yuán yóu
  1. 1 crude oil
zhǐ chǐ
  1. 1 very close
  2. 2 very near
nǎi yóu
  1. 1 cream
  2. 2 butter
chě
  1. 1 one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]
chǐ cun
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 dimension
  3. 3 measurement
chǐ dù
  1. 1 scale
  2. 2 yardstick
chǐ mǎ
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 fitting (of apparel)
zhǐ jia yóu
  1. 1 nail polish
chái mǐ yóu yán
  1. 1 lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
  2. 2 fig. life's daily necessities
zhí wù yóu
  1. 1 vegetable oil
gǎn lǎn yóu
  1. 1 olive oil
jī yóu
  1. 1 engine oil
qì yóu
  1. 1 gasoline
yóu jià
  1. 1 oil (petroleum) price
yóu guāng
  1. 1 glossy
  2. 2 gleaming
  3. 3 shiny (due to greasiness)
  4. 4 slick
  5. 5 greasy
  6. 6 oily
yóu tiáo
  1. 1 youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
  3. 3 slick and sly person
yóu shuǐ
  1. 1 grease
  2. 2 profit
  3. 3 ill-gotten gains

Idioms (13)

冰冻三尺,非一日之寒
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
  1. 1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
咫尺天涯
zhǐ chǐ tiān yá
  1. 1 so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
  1. 1 to drool (over) (idiom)
  2. 2 to yearn for
  3. 3 to covet
  4. 4 to crave
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
  1. 1 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
  2. 2 give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
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
无风三尺浪
wú fēng sān chǐ làng
  1. 1 lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
百尺竿头,更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
道高一尺,魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng
  1. 1 virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
魔高一丈,道高一尺
mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ
  1. 1 the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.

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