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| Pronunciation |
: |
yóu |
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| Meaning |
: |
- oil; fat; grease; petroleum. (n)
- apply tung oil, varnish, or paint. (v)
- oily; greasy; stained or smeared with oil or grease. (adj)
- oily; glib. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
氵 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
油 |
| Usage |
: |
11.7% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 5. |
|
|
: |
oil painting; canvas |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
refuel; make more effort |
Sentences:
| 1. The car’s engine is in need of oil. |
| qì |
chē |
gāi |
jiā |
yóu |
le |
。 |
| 汽 |
车 |
该 |
加 |
油 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 汽车 |
: |
car |
| 该 |
: |
must; should; ought to |
| 加 |
: |
add |
| 油 |
: |
petrol |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a request or a command |
|
| 2. Mind the wet paint! |
| zhù |
yì |
， |
yóu |
qī |
wèi |
gàn |
！ |
| 注 |
意 |
， |
油 |
漆 |
未 |
干 |
！ |
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| 注意 |
: |
pay attention to, beware |
| 油漆 |
: |
paint |
| 未 |
: |
not |
| 干 |
: |
dry |
|
| 3. The stewed pork is too greasy. |
| zhè |
dùn |
ròu |
tài |
yóu |
le |
。 |
| 这 |
炖 |
肉 |
太 |
油 |
了 |
。 |
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|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 炖 |
: |
stew |
| 肉 |
: |
meat |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 油 |
: |
oily |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a certain situation under certain conditions |
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| 4. That chap is much too slippery (or tricky). |
| zhè |
ge |
rén |
yóu |
jí |
le |
。 |
| 这 |
个 |
人 |
油 |
极 |
了 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 人 |
: |
person |
| 油 |
: |
tricky |
| 极 |
: |
extreme |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a certain situation under certain conditions |
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