yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard; paints

HSK 4 #948

DEFINITIONS

油 yóu
  • oil
  • fat
  • grease
  • petroleum
  • to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  • oily
  • greasy
  • glib
  • cunning

STROKES

WORDS

火上浇 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
厂 liàn yóu chǎng oil refinery
zhū yóu lard
niú yóu butter
价 yóu jià oil (petroleum) price
水 yóu shuǐ grease; profit; ill-gotten gains
管 shū yóu guǎn petroleum pipeline
yuán yóu crude oil
bǎi yóu asphalt; tar; pitch
嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning; silver tongued
墨 yóu mò printing ink
jiāo yóu tar
méi yóu kerosene
植物 zhí wù yóu vegetable oil
kāi yóu to take advantage of sb; to freeload
泵 yóu bèng oil pump
松节 sōng jié yóu turpentine
加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù lit. to add oil and vinegar; fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
xié yóu shoe polish
路 bǎi yóu lù tarred road; asphalt road
条 yóu tiáo youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); CL:根[gen1]; slick and sly person
污 yóu wū greasy and dirty; oil pollution
膏 yóu gāo balm
器 huà yóu qì carburetor
料 yóu liào oilseed; oil; fuel