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油

yóu · you

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Meaning

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  1. oil
  2. fat
  3. grease
  4. petroleum
  5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. oily
  7. greasy
  8. glib
  9. cunning
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Too much oil

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)炒(chǎo)菜(cài)放(fàng)了(le)多少(duōshao)油(yóu)？

    How much oil did you put in the stir-fry?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)数(shǔ)，一(yī)瓶(píng)油(yóu)都(dōu)倒(dǎo)进(jìn)去(qù)了(le)。

    I did not count. I poured the whole bottle of oil in.

  3. Liangliang

    一瓶(yīpíng)？这(zhè)不是(bùshì)炒菜(chǎocài)，是(shì)游泳(yóuyǒng)。

    A whole bottle? This is not stir-fry, it is swimming.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？油(yóu)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    What now? There is too much oil.

  5. Liangliang

    加(jiā)一点(yīdiǎn)水(shuǐ)，就(jiù)变成(biànchéng)汤(tāng)了(le)。

    Add a little water and it becomes soup.

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2 examples
01

油(yóu)是(shì)从(cóng)橄(gǎn)榄(lǎn)中(zhōng)提(tí)炼(liàn)出(chū)来(lái)的(de)。

Oil is extracted from olives.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)每(měi)周(zhōu)帮(bāng)车(chē)子(zi)加(jiā)两(liǎng)次(cì)油(yóu)。

Tom puts gas in his car twice a week.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kanaorange · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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