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yóu

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yóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yóu | you2
English translation
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints

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About yóu

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

yóu

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of yóu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵由

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

yóu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and yóu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yóu

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我们 wǒmen zhè zuò 房子 fáng zi shí jiù 约定 yuē dìng hǎo mǒu 房间 fángjiān 必须 bìxū 油漆 yóuqī .

We rented the house on the stipulation that certain rooms should be painted.

yāo xué de huà jiù shèng 油画 yóu huà gēn 绘画 huì huà 理论 lǐlùn le .

Painterly theory follows with respect to remnant canvas if wanting to learn.

(那时 nà shí )我们 wǒmen 可以 kěyǐ 看出 kàn chū yóu Cóng 接缝处渗出 shèn chū .

We could see the oil bleeding out from the joint.

yòng 普通 pǔ tōng yóu 还是 háishi 黄油 huáng yóu lái chǎo 洋葱 yáng cōng ne ?

Shall I use oil or butter for frying the onions?

快速 kuài sù ròu 油煎一下 yīxià ,保住 bǎo zhù 美味 měi wèi .

Fry quickly to seal in the flavor of the meat.

Words with yóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
加油 jiā yóu to add oil加油 jiā yóu
yóu oil yóu
石油 shíyóu oil石油 shíyóu
汽油 qìyóu gasoline汽油 qìyóu
原油 yuán yóu crude oil原油 yuán yóu
奶油 nǎi yóu cream奶油 nǎi yóu
加油站 jiāyóuzhàn gas station加油站 jiāyóuzhàn
油漆 yóuqī oil paints油漆 yóuqī
黄油 huáng yóu butter黃油
燃油 rán yóu fuel oil燃油 rán yóu
酱油 jiàngyóu soy sauce醬油
油田 yóu tián oil field油田 yóu tián
柴油 cháiyóu diesel fuel柴油 cháiyóu
油画 yóu huà oil painting油畫
油门 yóu mén gas pedal油門
油脂 yóu zhī grease油脂 yóu zhī
油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus)油菜 yóu cài
甘油 gān yóu glycerine甘油 gān yóu
油箱 yóu xiāng oil tank油箱 yóu xiāng
机油 jī yóu engine oil機油
指甲油 zhǐ jia yóu nail polish指甲油 zhǐ jia yóu
润滑油 rùn huá yóu lubricating oil潤滑油
橄榄油 gǎn lǎn yóu olive oil橄欖油
油腻 yóunì grease油膩
油井 yóu jǐng oil well油井 yóu jǐng

yóu Decomposition & Compounds

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yóu Decomposition

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