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yóu
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  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

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Words Containing 油

牛油果
niú yóu guǒ

avocado (Persea americana)

中国石油天然气集团公司
zhōng guó shí yóu tiān rán qì jí tuán gōng sī

China National Petroleum Corporation

油漆
yóu qī

oil paints

油菜
yóu cài

oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

油水
yóu shuǐ

grease

隔油池
gé yóu chí

grease trap

节油
jié yóu

to economize on gasoline

炼油厂
liàn yóu chǎng

oil refinery

含油岩
hán yóu yán

oil bearing rock

油轮
yóu lún

tanker (ship)

贫油
pín yóu

poor in oil

油猾
yóu huá

sly

润滑油
rùn huá yóu

lubricating oil

机油
jī yóu

engine oil

油汪汪
yóu wāng wāng

dripping with oil

榨油
zhà yóu

to extract oil from vegetables

油汗
yóu hàn

oily sweat

燃料油
rán liào yóu

fuel oil

炸油饼
zhá yóu bǐng

deep-fried cake

圣膏油
shèng gāo yóu

chrism

精油
jīng yóu

essential oil

油页岩
yóu yè yán

oil shale

上溜油
shàng liū yóu

basted (of meat etc)

江油市
jiāng yóu shì

Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

酥油
sū yóu

butter

猪油
zhū yóu

lard

油尖旺
yóu jiān wàng

Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

沐浴油
mù yù yóu

bath oil

植物油
zhí wù yóu

vegetable oil

化油器
huà yóu qì

carburetor

柴油
chái yóu

diesel fuel

兰郑长成品油管道
lán zhèng cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào

Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline

擦油
cā yóu

to oil

焌油
qū yóu

to pour heated oil and seasonings over food (e.g. a cooked fish)

推油
tuī yóu

oil massage

万金油
wàn jīn yóu

Tiger Balm (medicine)

油盐酱醋
yóu yán jiàng cù

(lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar

液化石油气
yè huà shí yóu qì

liquefied petroleum gas

中国海洋石油总公司
zhōng guó hǎi yáng shí yóu zǒng gōng sī

CNOOC; China National Offshore Oil Corporation

缺油
quē yóu

oil shortage

油滑
yóu huá

oily

燃油舱
rán yóu cāng

oil tank (of ship)

氢净合成油
qīng jìng hé chéng yóu

hydrogenated oil

人造黄油
rén zào huáng yóu

margarine

鱼肝油
yú gān yóu

cod liver oil

油松
yóu sōng

Chinese red pine

靛油
diàn yóu

aniline oil

加氢油
jiā qīng yóu

hydrogenated oil

滚油煎心
gǔn yóu jiān xīn

to suffer mental anguish (idiom)

原油
yuán yóu

crude oil

凝固汽油弹
níng gù qì yóu dàn

napalm

煤焦油
méi jiāo yóu

coal tar

汽油
qì yóu

gasoline

油炸圈饼
yóu zhá quān bǐng

doughnut

油脂
yóu zhī

grease

色拉油
sè lā yóu

salad oil

英国石油
yīng guó shí yóu

British Petroleum, BP

老油条
lǎo yóu tiáo

slick customer

油症
yóu zhèng

Yusho disease or Yu-cheng disease, mass poisoning caused by rice bran oil in northern Kyushu, Japan (1968), and in Taiwan (1979)

大油
dà yóu

lard

中国石油化工股份有限公司
zhōng guó shí yóu huà gōng gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec

牛油戟
niú yóu jǐ

pound cake

油腔滑调
yóu qiāng huá diào

flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)

油棕
yóu zōng

oil palm

油砂
yóu shā

oil sand (mining)

油光光
yóu guāng guāng

glossy

油光水滑
yóu guāng shuǐ huá

sleek

酥油茶
sū yóu chá

butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)

柴米油盐
chái mǐ yóu yán

lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt

动物油
dòng wù yóu

animal fat

甘油三脂
gān yóu sān zhī

triglyceride

采油
cǎi yóu

oil extraction

葱油饼
cōng yóu bǐng

scallion pancake

江油
jiāng yóu

Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[mián yáng], north Sichuan

油罐车
yóu guàn chē

oil tanker truck

量油尺
liáng yóu chǐ

dipstick

油饼
yóu bǐng

deep-fried doughcake

油鞋
yóu xié

waterproof shoes

油泼扯面
yóu pō chě miàn

broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biáng biáng miàn]

奶油鸡蛋
nǎi yóu jī dàn

cream sponge

鲜奶油
xiān nǎi yóu

cream

甘油三酯
gān yóu sān zhǐ

triglyceride

植物牛油
zhí wù niú yóu

margarine

椰油
yē yóu

coconut oil

油耗
yóu hào

fuel consumption

重油蛋糕
zhòng yóu dàn gāo

pound cake

油子
yóu zi

dense and sticky substance

轻质石油
qīng zhì shí yóu

light petroleum (product)

抽油烟机
chōu yóu yān jī

range hood

清油
qīng yóu

vegetable cooking oil

艾叶油
ài yè yóu

mugwort leaf oil (TCM)

圣油
shèng yóu

chrism

酱油
jiàng yóu

soy sauce

焗油机
jú yóu jī

hair steamer

油腻
yóu nì

greasy food; oily food

人造牛油
rén zào niú yóu

margarine

油门
yóu mén

accelerator (pedal)

生物柴油
shēng wù chái yóu

biodiesel

油库
yóu kù

fuel depot

油泵
yóu bèng

oil pump

开大油门
kāi dà yóu mén

to open the throttle

油膏
yóu gāo

balm

柏油路
bǎi yóu lù

tarred road

焗油
jú yóu

to condition or dye the hair using hair treatment product in conjunction with a hair steamer

打酱油
dǎ jiàng yóu

to buy soy sauce

油荤
yóu hūn

meat foods

石油醚
shí yóu mí

petroleum ether

奶油
nǎi yóu

cream

中国石油和化学工业协会
zhōng guó shí yóu hé huà xué gōng yè xié huì

China Petrol and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA)

石油
shí yóu

oil

柴油机
chái yóu jī

diesel engine

打油诗
dǎ yóu shī

humorous poem

硝酸甘油
xiāo suān gān yóu

nitroglycerine

柏油马路
bǎi yóu mǎ lù

tarred road

油黑
yóu hēi

glossy black

煎炸油
jiān zhá yóu

frying oil

拖油瓶
tuō yóu píng

(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage

加油
jiā yóu

to add oil

黄油
huáng yóu

butter

富得流油
fù de liú yóu

affluent

原生橄榄油
yuán shēng gǎn lǎn yóu

virgin olive oil

油油
yóu yóu

oily

油垢
yóu gòu

greasy dirt

集油箱
jí yóu xiāng

oil sump

煤制油
méi zhì yóu

coal liquefaction

柴油发动机
chái yóu fā dòng jī

diesel engine

油酸
yóu suān

oleic acid

产油国
chǎn yóu guó

oil-producing countries

油灯
yóu dēng

oil lamp

防晒油
fáng shài yóu

sunscreen

炼油
liàn yóu

oil refinery

耗油量
hào yóu liàng

fuel consumption

油炸鬼
yóu zhá guǐ

(coll.) youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)

桉叶油
ān yè yóu

eucalyptus oil

掼奶油
guàn nǎi yóu

whipped cream

矿油精
kuàng yóu jīng

mineral spirits

油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn

lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)

回锅油
huí guō yóu

reused cooking oil

油亮
yóu liàng

glossy

皮鞋油
pí xié yóu

shoe polish

石脑油
shí nǎo yóu

naphtha

豉油
chǐ yóu

soy sauce (chiefly in Cantonese and Hakka areas)

鞋油
xié yóu

shoe polish

豆油
dòu yóu

soy bean oil

雪佛龙石油公司
xuě fó lóng shí yóu gōng sī

Chevron Corporation

汽油机
qì yóu jī

gasoline engine

油污
yóu wū

greasy dirt

制油
zhì yóu

to extract (vegetable) oil; oil extraction

薄荷油
bò he yóu

peppermint oil

薄油层
bó yóu céng

oil sheet

中海油
zhōng hǎi yóu

China National Offshore Oil Corporation

酥油花
sū yóu huā

butter sculpture (Tibetan art form using paint derived from milk products)

油气
yóu qì

oil and gas

捞油水
lāo yóu shuǐ

(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)

油嘴
yóu zuǐ

eloquent and cunning

硝化甘油
xiāo huà gān yóu

nitroglycerine

荤油
hūn yóu

lard

抹油
mǒ yóu

to anoint

油箱
yóu xiāng

oil tank

蚝油
háo yóu

oyster sauce

煤油
méi yóu

kerosene

涂油
tú yóu

to grease

奶油小生
nǎi yóu xiǎo shēng

handsome but effeminate man

油船
yóu chuán

(oil) tanker

加大油门
jiā dà yóu mén

to accelerate

添油加醋
tiān yóu jiā cù

lit. to add oil and vinegar

麻油
má yóu

sesame oil

牛油
niú yóu

butter

油烟
yóu yān

soot

供油系统
gōng yóu xì tǒng

fuel supply system

涂油于
tú yóu yú

anoint

火油
huǒ yóu

(dialect) kerosene

石油换食品项目
shí yóu huàn shí pǐn xiàng mù

Iraq Oil for Food Program

油桐
yóu tóng

Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)

虾油
xiā yóu

prawn sauce

甘油醛
gān yóu quán

glyceraldehyde (CH2O)3

生奶油
shēng nǎi yóu

cream

油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng

arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous

老油子
lǎo yóu zi

crafty fellow

油花
yóu huā

grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid

洋油
yáng yóu

imported oil

橄榄油
gǎn lǎn yóu

olive oil

贫油国
pín yóu guó

country poor in oil

羊油
yáng yóu

sheep's fat

三酸甘油酯
sān suān gān yóu zhǐ

triglyceride

甘油
gān yóu

glycerine

油尺
yóu chǐ

dipstick

油炸
yóu zhá

to deep fry

加油枪
jiā yóu qiāng

fuel nozzle

油印
yóu yìn

to mimeograph

油菜籽
yóu cài zǐ

oilseed rape (Brassica campestris)

松节油
sōng jié yóu

turpentine

加油工
jiā yóu gōng

gas station attendant

火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation

上刀山,下油锅
shàng dāo shān , xià yóu guō

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)

柏油脚跟之州
bǎi yóu jiǎo gēn zhī zhōu

Tar Heel state

油鸡
yóu jī

a variety of chicken

指甲油
zhǐ jia yóu

nail polish

含油
hán yóu

containing oil

挥发油
huī fā yóu

volatile oil (in general)

防油溅网
fáng yóu jiàn wǎng

splatter screen

油墨
yóu mò

printing ink

矮油
ǎi yóu

(slang) alternative for 哎呦[āi yōu] \oh my!\

油灰刀
yóu huī dāo

putty knife

油光
yóu guāng

glossy

省油的灯
shěng yóu de dēng

sb who is easy to deal with

地沟油
dì gōu yóu

illegally recycled waste cooking oil

柏油
bǎi yóu

asphalt

油泡
yóu pào

to sauté

英国石油公司
yīng guó shí yóu gōng sī

British Petroleum, BP

油桃
yóu táo

nectarine

人造奶油
rén zào nǎi yóu

margarine

菜油
cài yóu

rapeseed oil

油料
yóu liào

oilseed

棕榈油
zōng lǘ yóu

palm oil

加油站
jiā yóu zhàn

gas station

油条
yóu tiáo

youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)

油画
yóu huà

oil painting

石油化学
shí yóu huà xué

petrochemistry

燃油
rán yóu

fuel oil

清凉油
qīng liáng yóu

soothing ointment

油田
yóu tián

oil field

轻质石油产品
qīng zhì shí yóu chǎn pǐn

light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)

石油输出国组织
shí yóu shū chū guó zǔ zhī

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

油气田
yóu qì tián

oilfields and gasfields

焦油
jiāo yóu

tar

油乎乎
yóu hū hū

greasy

柴米油盐酱醋茶
chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá

lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea

油底壳
yóu dǐ ké

oil sump

油锅
yóu guō

a deep fryer

油井
yóu jǐng

oil well

合成石油
hé chéng shí yóu

synthetic oil

石油蜡
shí yóu là

petroleum wax

油塔
yóu tǎ

oil tank

输油管
shū yóu guǎn

petroleum pipeline

香油
xiāng yóu

sesame oil

加油添醋
jiā yóu tiān cù

to add interest (to a story)

成品油
chéng pǐn yóu

refined oil

食物油
shí wù yóu

cooking oil

糖油粑粑
táng yóu bā bā

sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙|长沙[cháng shā], Hunan

板油
bǎn yóu

leaf fat

绿油油
lǜ yóu yóu

lush green; verdant

油旋
yóu xuán

Youxuan, a kind of a pastry

风油精
fēng yóu jīng

essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant

油麦菜
yóu mài cài

Indian lettuce

食油
shí yóu

cooking oil

芝麻油
zhī ma yóu

sesame oil

油布
yóu bù

tarpaulin

吃油
chī yóu

(of food) to absorb oil

重油
zhòng yóu

(petrochemistry) heavy oil

火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu

to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation

油光漆
yóu guāng qī

varnish

红油
hóng yóu

chili oil

油价
yóu jià

oil (petroleum) price

奶油菜花
nǎi yóu cài huā

creamed cauliflower

辣酱油
là jiàng yóu

Worcestershire sauce

漏油
lòu yóu

oil spill

油料作物
yóu liào zuò wù

oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc)

甘油栓剂
gān yóu shuān jì

glycerine suppository

油嘴滑舌
yóu zuǐ huá shé

glib

揩油
kāi yóu

to take advantage of sb