oil in Chinese

油

HSK 3.0 · Level 2

yóu

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

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Example sentences

nǐ 你 shénme 什么 shíhou 时候 cái 才 yào 要 gěi 给 mén 门 shàng 上 yóu 油 ?

When are you finally going to oil your door?
wǒmen 我们 de 的 chē 车 zài 再 guò 过 shí 十 fēnzhōng 分钟 jiù 就 méi 没 yóu 油 le 了。

Ten minutes later, our car ran out of gas.

Other words for oil

石油 shíyóu HSK 3

oil; petroleum
擦油 cāyóu

to oil; to anoint
油料 yóuliào

oilseed; oil; fuel
油脂 yóuzhī

grease; oil; fat
涂油（塗油） túyóu

to grease; to oil; to baste (cookery)

6 entries in ChineseDict list "oil" as a meaning.