Usage of the character 油
yóu
油
[油]
- oil
- fat
- grease
- petroleum
- to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
- oily
- greasy
- glib
- cunning
yóuzuǐ
油嘴
[油嘴]
- eloquent and cunning
- silver tongued
kāiyóu
揩油
[揩油]
- to take advantage of sb; to freeload
ǎiyóu
矮油
[矮油]
- (slang) alternative for 哎呦 (āiyōu) "oh my!"
jiàngyóu
酱油
[醬油]
- soy sauce
yóuhuá
油滑
[油滑]
- oily
- greasy
- unctuous
- slippery (character)
yóuguō
油锅
[油鍋]
- a deep fryer
zhūyóu
猪油
[豬油]
- lard
yóutián
油田
[油田]
- oil field
yóutǎ
油塔
[油塔]
- oil tank
yóukù
油库
[油庫]
- fuel depot
- fuel farm
yóusōng
油松
[油松]
- Chinese red pine
yóushā
油砂
[油砂]
- oil sand (mining)
yóujià
油价
[油價]
- oil (petroleum) price
yóuxié
油鞋
[油鞋]
- waterproof shoes; oiled shoes (for wet weather)
càiyóu
菜油
[菜油]
- rapeseed oil
- canola oil
jiāoyóu
焦油
[焦油]
- tar
tóngyóu
桐油
[桐油]
- tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
yóuguǎn
油管
[油管]
- oil pipe
- (slang) YouTube
yóuqì
油气
[油氣]
- oil and gas
yóuliào
油料
[油料]
- oilseed
- oil
- fuel
zhàyóu
榨油
[榨油]
- to extract oil from vegetables
- to press
yóunì
油腻
[油膩]
- greasy food; oily food
- (of food) greasy; oily; fatty
- (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar
zhìyóu
制油
[製油]
- to extract (vegetable) oil; oil extraction
Jiāngyóu
江油
[江油]
- Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽／绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan
yóutáo
油桃
[油桃]
- nectarine
yóuhūn
油荤
[油葷]
- meat foods
yángyóu
洋油
[洋油]
- imported oil
- kerosene
shíyóu
石油
[石油]
- oil
- petroleum
yóuguāng
油光
[油光]
- glossy
- gleaming
- shiny (due to greasiness)
- slick
- greasy
- oily
yóuzhèng
油症
[油症]
- Yusho disease or Yu-cheng disease, mass poisoning caused by rice bran oil in northern Kyushu, Japan (1968), and in Taiwan (1979)
yóubù
油布
[油布]
- tarpaulin
bǎnyóu
板油
[板油]
- leaf fat
- leaf lard
huǒyóu
火油
[火油]
- (dialect) kerosene
jiāyóu
加油
[加油]
- to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
- to accelerate; to step on the gas
- (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
yóumén
油门
[油門]
- accelerator (pedal)
- gas pedal
- throttle
gānyóu
甘油
[甘油]
- glycerine
- glycerol
yóuwū
油污
[油污]
- greasy dirt
- sludge (from an oil spill)
qīngyóu
清油
[清油]
- vegetable cooking oil
chǐyóu
豉油
[豉油]
- soy sauce (chiefly in Cantonese and Hakka areas)
qūyóu
焌油
[焌油]
- to pour heated oil and seasonings over food (e.g. a cooked fish)
hányóu
含油
[含油]
- containing oil
- oil-bearing
yóutóng
油桐
[油桐]
- Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)
yuányóu
原油
[原油]
- crude oil
dàyóu
大油
[大油]
- lard
yóuxiāng
油箱
[油箱]
- oil tank
yóudēng
油灯
[油燈]
- oil lamp
lòuyóu
漏油
[漏油]
- oil spill; oil leak
- (fig.) boo! (opposite of 加油 (jiāyóu))
yóugāo
油膏
[油膏]
- balm
méiyóu
煤油
[煤油]
- kerosene
háoyóu
蚝油
[蠔油]
- oyster sauce
cǎiyóu
采油
[採油]
- oil extraction
- oil recovery
yóuzhǐ
油纸
[油紙]
- oilpaper
yóuhuā
油花
[油花]
- grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid
- tricky and dissolute
diànyóu
靛油
[靛油]
- aniline oil
xiāngyóu
香油
[香油]
- sesame oil
- perfumed oil
shèngyóu
圣油
[聖油]
- chrism
- holy anointing oil
yóucài
油菜
[油菜]
- oilseed rape (Brassica napus)
- flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. oleifera)
jīyóu
机油
[機油]
- engine oil
yóubèng
油泵
[油泵]
- oil pump
mǒyóu
抹油
[抹油]
- to anoint
yóuqī
油漆
[油漆]
- oil paints
- lacquer
- to paint
- CL:層／层 (céng)
yóuyóu
油油
[油油]
- oily
yóuzhá
油炸
[油炸]
- to deep fry
niúyóu
牛油
[牛油]
- butter
- beef tallow
yóuchuán
油船
[油船]
- (oil) tanker
- tank ship
yóulún
油轮
[油輪]
- tanker (ship)
- CL:艘 (sōu)
yóuliàng
油亮
[油亮]
- glossy
- shiny
yóuzi
油子
[油子]
- dense and sticky substance
- (dialect) wily old fox
tuīyóu
推油
[推油]
- oil massage
yóuchǐ
油尺
[油尺]
- dipstick
- oil measuring rod
shíyóu
食油
[食油]
- cooking oil
yóuzhī
油脂
[油脂]
- grease
- oil
- fat
yóuhuá
油猾
[油猾]
- sly
- slick
hóngyóu
红油
[紅油]
- chili oil
yóuyìn
油印
[油印]
- to mimeograph
máyóu
麻油
[麻油]
- sesame oil
cháiyóu
柴油
[柴油]
- diesel fuel
yángyóu
羊油
[羊油]
- sheep's fat
- suet
- mutton tallow
liànyóu
炼油
[煉油]
- oil refinery
qìyóu
汽油
[汽油]
- gasoline
túyóu
涂油
[塗油]
- to grease
- to oil
- to baste (cookery)
yóusuān
油酸
[油酸]
- oleic acid
yóujī
油鸡
[油雞]
- a variety of chicken
quēyóu
缺油
[缺油]
- oil shortage
yóuyān
油烟
[油煙]
- soot
- lampblack
hūnyóu
荤油
[葷油]
- lard
- animal fat
nǎiyóu
奶油
[奶油]
- cream
- butter
- (coll.) effeminate
dòuyóu
豆油
[豆油]
- soy bean oil
- (dialect) soy sauce
yóugòu
油垢
[油垢]
- greasy dirt
pínyóu
贫油
[貧油]
- poor in oil
jiéyóu
节油
[節油]
- to economize on gasoline
- fuel-efficient
yóushuǐ
油水
[油水]
- grease
- profit
- ill-gotten gains
yóuhào
油耗
[油耗]
- fuel consumption
yóupào
油泡
[油泡]
- to sauté
- bubbles that appear in the oil when deep-frying
yēyóu
椰油
[椰油]
- coconut oil
yóufàn
油饭
[油飯]
- fried sticky rice
bǎiyóu
柏油
[柏油]
- asphalt
- tar
- pitch
yóutiáo
油条
[油條]
- youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
- CL:根 (gēn)
- slick and sly person
zhòngyóu
重油
[重油]
- (petrochemistry) heavy oil
- fuel oil
sūyóu
酥油
[酥油]
- butter
yóuxuán
油旋
[油旋]
- Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
xiéyóu
鞋油
[鞋油]
- shoe polish
yóuhuà
油画
[油畫]
- oil painting
yóuzōng
油棕
[油棕]
- oil palm
chīyóu
吃油
[吃油]
- (of food) to absorb oil
- (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel
xiāyóu
虾油
[蝦油]
- prawn sauce
yóujǐng
油井
[油井]
- oil well
yóumò
油墨
[油墨]
- printing ink
yóuhēi
油黑
[油黑]
- glossy black
rányóu
燃油
[燃油]
- fuel oil
huángyóu
黄油
[黃油]
- butter
- CL:盒 (hé)
cāyóu
擦油
[擦油]
- to oil
- to anoint
Zhòngyóu
中油
[中油]
- CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)
yóuhàn
油汗
[油汗]
- oily sweat
- (dialect) aphid
jīngyóu
精油
[精油]
- essential oil
júyóu
焗油
[焗油]
- to condition or dye the hair using hair treatment product in conjunction with a hair steamer
yóumài
油麦
[油麥]
- naked oat (old)
yóubǐng
油饼
[油餅]
- deep-fried doughcake
- oilcake (animal fodder)
shínǎoyóu
石脑油
[石腦油]
- naphtha
liànyóuchǎng
炼油厂
[煉油廠]
- oil refinery
yóuguāngqī
油光漆
[油光漆]
- varnish
júyóujī
焗油机
[焗油機]
- hair steamer
sōngjiéyóu
松节油
[松節油]
- turpentine
yóuwāngwāng
油汪汪
[油汪汪]
- dripping with oil
chéngpǐnyóu
成品油
[成品油]
- refined oil
jiāyóuzhàn
加油站
[加油站]
- gas station
mùyùyóu
沐浴油
[沐浴油]
- bath oil
shíyóumí
石油醚
[石油醚]
- petroleum ether
kuàngyóujīng
矿油精
[礦油精]
- mineral spirits
zōnglüyóu
棕榈油
[棕櫚油]
- palm oil
gānyóuquán
甘油醛
[甘油醛]
- glyceraldehyde (CH2O)3
sūyóuchá
酥油茶
[酥油茶]
- butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
shūyóuguǎn
输油管
[輸油管]
- petroleum pipeline
ānyèyóu
桉叶油
[桉葉油]
- eucalyptus oil
yèyányóu
页岩油
[頁岩油]
- shale oil
shènggāoyóu
圣膏油
[聖膏油]
- chrism
- holy anointing oil
liángyóuchǐ
量油尺
[量油尺]
- dipstick
- oil measuring rod
yóucàizǐ
油菜籽
[油菜籽]
- oilseed rape (Brassica campestris)
- rapeseed
- coleseed
qīngliángyóu
清凉油
[清涼油]
- soothing ointment
- balm
bōluóyóu
菠萝油
[菠蘿油]
- pineapple bun 菠蘿包／菠萝包 (boluobāo) with a slice of butter inserted
shíwùyóu
食物油
[食物油]
- cooking oil
- food oil
méijiāoyóu
煤焦油
[煤焦油]
- coal tar
gǎnlǎnyóu
橄榄油
[橄欖油]
- olive oil
niúyóuguǒ
牛油果
[牛油果]
- avocado (Persea americana)
túyóuyú
涂油于
[塗油於]
- anoint
wànjīnyóu
万金油
[萬金油]
- Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains
- (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades
jíyóuxiāng
集油箱
[集油箱]
- oil sump
dòngwùyóu
动物油
[動物油]
- animal fat
bǎiyóulù
柏油路
[柏油路]
- tarred road
- asphalt road
yóupōmiàn
油泼面
[油潑麵]
- see 油潑扯麵／油泼扯面 (yóupóchěmiǎn)
sūyóuhuā
酥油花
[酥油花]
- butter sculpture (Tibetan art form using paint derived from milk products)
yóuguànchē
油罐车
[油罐車]
- oil tanker truck
- fuel tanker
bóyóucéng
薄油层
[薄油層]
- oil sheet
ránliàoyóu
燃料油
[燃料油]
- fuel oil
rányóucāng
燃油舱
[燃油艙]
- oil tank (of ship)
rùnhuáyóu
润滑油
[潤滑油]
- lubricating oil
zhǐjiayóu
指甲油
[指甲油]
- nail polish
lǎoyóutiáo
老油条
[老油條]
- old fox; slick customer
Yóujiānwàng
油尖旺
[油尖旺]
- Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
jiānzháyóu
煎炸油
[煎炸油]
- frying oil
zhíwùyóu
植物油
[植物油]
- vegetable oil
nǎiyóuguǒ
奶油果
[奶油果]
- avocado
géyóuchí
隔油池
[隔油池]
- grease trap
jiāyóugōng
加油工
[加油工]
- gas station attendant
lǎoyóuzi
老油子
[老油子]
- (coll.) wily old fox
- crafty fellow
cōngyóubǐng
葱油饼
[蔥油餅]
- scallion pancake
lüyóuyóu
绿油油
[綠油油]
- lush green; verdant
yóuyèyán
油页岩
[油頁岩]
- oil shale
xiānnǎiyóu
鲜奶油
[鮮奶油]
- cream
- whipped cream
yóugǎnlǎn
油橄榄
[油橄欖]
- olive (Olea europaea)
fángshàiyóu
防晒油
[防曬油]
- sunscreen
- sunblock
sèlāyóu
色拉油
[色拉油]
- salad oil
huīfāyóu
挥发油
[揮發油]
- volatile oil (in general)
- gasoline
yóumàicài
油麦菜
[油麥菜]
- Indian lettuce
jiāqīngyóu
加氢油
[加氫油]
- hydrogenated oil
yóuhūhū
油乎乎
[油乎乎]
- greasy
- oily
guànnǎiyóu
掼奶油
[摜奶油]
- whipped cream
yóudǐké
油底壳
[油底殼]
- oil sump
dǎjiàngyóu
打酱油
[打醬油]
- to buy soy sauce
- it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")
yóuzháguǐ
油炸鬼
[油炸鬼]
- (coll.) youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
dǎyóushī
打油诗
[打油詩]
- humorous poem
- limerick
jiāyóuqiāng
加油枪
[加油槍]
- fuel nozzle
lāoyóushuǐ
捞油水
[撈油水]
- (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
qìyóujī
汽油机
[汽油機]
- gasoline engine
hàoyóuliàng
耗油量
[耗油量]
- fuel consumption
yúgānyóu
鱼肝油
[魚肝油]
- cod liver oil
cháiyóujī
柴油机
[柴油機]
- diesel engine
shēngnǎiyóu
生奶油
[生奶油]
- cream
- whipped cream
yóudòufu
油豆腐
[油豆腐]
- fried tofu (cubes)
yóujiālì
油加利
[油加利]
- variant of 尤加利 (yóujiālì)
chǎnyóuguó
产油国
[產油國]
- oil-producing countries
shíyóulà
石油蜡
[石油蠟]
- petroleum wax
huàyóuqì
化油器
[化油器]
- carburetor
yóuguāngguāng
油光光
[油光光]
- glossy
- gleaming
- shiny (due to greasiness)
- slick
- greasy
- oily
dìgōuyóu
地沟油
[地溝油]
- illegally recycled waste cooking oil
píxiéyóu
皮鞋油
[皮鞋油]
- shoe polish
bòheyóu
薄荷油
[薄荷油]
- peppermint oil
niúyóujǐ
牛油戟
[牛油戟]
- pound cake
fēngyóujīng
风油精
[風油精]
- essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant
tuōyóupíng
拖油瓶
[拖油瓶]
- (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage
- children by a previous marriage
méizhìyóu
煤制油
[煤製油]
- coal liquefaction
zhōnghǎiyóu
中海油
[中海油]
- China National Offshore Oil Corporation
zháyóubǐng
炸油饼
[炸油餅]
- deep-fried cake
zhīmayóu
芝麻油
[芝麻油]
- sesame oil
Jiāngyóushì
江油市
[江油市]
- Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽／绵阳 ( Miányáng), north Sichuan
yóuhuīdāo
油灰刀
[油灰刀]
- putty knife
hányóuyán
含油岩
[含油岩]
- oil bearing rock
làjiàngyóu
辣酱油
[辣醬油]
- Worcestershire sauce
àiyèyóu
艾叶油
[艾葉油]
- mugwort leaf oil (TCM)
- also called wormwood leaf oil
- Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi
yóuqìtián
油气田
[油氣田]
- oilfields and gasfields
huíguōyóu
回锅油
[回鍋油]
- reused cooking oil
pínyóuguó
贫油国
[貧油國]
- country poor in oil
yóuqiānghuádiào
油腔滑调
[油腔滑調]
- flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)
- glib-tongued
- oily
gānyóushuānjì
甘油栓剂
[甘油栓劑]
- glycerine suppository
zhíwùniúyóu
植物牛油
[植物牛油]
- margarine
xiāosuāngānyóu
硝酸甘油
[硝酸甘油]
- nitroglycerine
yóupōchěmiàn
油泼扯面
[油潑扯麵]
- broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵／𰻝𰻝面 (biángbiángmián)
tiānyóujiācù
添油加醋
[添油加醋]
- lit. to add oil and vinegar
- fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
jiāyóutiāncù
加油添醋
[加油添醋]
- to add interest (to a story)
- to sex up
gānyóusānzhī
甘油三脂
[甘油三脂]
- triglyceride
huǒshàngjiāyóu
火上加油
[火上加油]
- to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- to enrage people and make matters worse
tángyóubābā
糖油粑粑
[糖油粑粑]
- sweet snack made from glutinous rice, sugar and honey, common in Changsha 長沙／长沙 ( Chángshā), Hunan
qīngzhìshíyóu
轻质石油
[輕質石油]
- light petroleum (product)
- gasoline and diesel oil
nǎiyóujīdàn
奶油鸡蛋
[奶油雞蛋]
- cream sponge
zhòngyóudàngāo
重油蛋糕
[重油蛋糕]
- pound cake
gōngyóuxìtǒng
供油系统
[供油系統]
- fuel supply system
- lubricating system
huǒshàngjiāoyóu
火上浇油
[火上澆油]
- to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- to enrage people and make matters worse
nǎiyóucàihuā
奶油菜花
[奶油菜花]
- creamed cauliflower
Yīngguóshíyóu
英国石油
[英國石油]
- British Petroleum, BP
yóuyánjiàngcù
油盐酱醋
[油鹽醬醋]
- (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar
- (fig.) the trivia of everyday life
chōuyóuyānjī
抽油烟机
[抽油煙機]
- range hood
- kitchen exhaust hood
yóurán'érshēng
油然而生
[油然而生]
- arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
- to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
xiāohuàgānyóu
硝化甘油
[硝化甘油]
- nitroglycerine
yóuguāngshuǐhuá
油光水滑
[油光水滑]
- sleek
- shiny and smooth
yóuliàozuòwù
油料作物
[油料作物]
- oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc)
- oil-bearing crop
bǎiyóumǎlù
柏油马路
[柏油馬路]
- tarred road
- asphalt road
yóuzuǐhuáshé
油嘴滑舌
[油嘴滑舌]
- glib
- oily-mouthed and smooth talking
nǎiyóuxiǎoshēng
奶油小生
[奶油小生]
- handsome but effeminate man
- pretty boy
gǔnyóujiānxīn
滚油煎心
[滾油煎心]
- to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
rénzàohuángyóu
人造黄油
[人造黃油]
- margarine
sūsōngyóuzhī
酥松油脂
[酥鬆油脂]
- shortening (fat used in cooking cakes)
fángyóujiànwǎng
防油溅网
[防油濺網]
- splatter screen
yóuguāngkějiàn
油光可鉴
[油光可鑒]
- lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
- lustrous
fùdeliúyóu
富得流油
[富得流油]
- affluent
- very rich
jiādàyóumén
加大油门
[加大油門]
- to accelerate
- to step on the gas
gānyóusānzhǐ
甘油三酯
[甘油三酯]
- triglyceride
cháimǐyóuyán
柴米油盐
[柴米油鹽]
- lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
- fig. life's daily necessities
kāidàyóumén
开大油门
[開大油門]
- to open the throttle
- to accelerate
- to let her rip
shíyóuhuàxué
石油化学
[石油化學]
- petrochemistry
shěngyóudedēng
省油的灯
[省油的燈]
- sb who is easy to deal with
rénzàoniúyóu
人造牛油
[人造牛油]
- margarine
héchéngshíyóu
合成石油
[合成石油]
- synthetic oil
shēngwùcháiyóu
生物柴油
[生物柴油]
- biodiesel
rénzàonǎiyóu
人造奶油
[人造奶油]
- margarine
fánghànyóumò
防焊油墨
[防焊油墨]
- solder mask (applied to a circuit board)
yóuzháquānbǐng
油炸圈饼
[油炸圈餅]
- doughnut
sānsuāngānyóuzhǐ
三酸甘油酯
[三酸甘油酯]
- triglyceride
cháiyóufādòngjī
柴油发动机
[柴油發動機]
- diesel engine
nínggùqìyóudàn
凝固汽油弹
[凝固汽油彈]
- napalm
yuánshēnggǎnlǎnyóu
原生橄榄油
[原生橄欖油]
- virgin olive oil
yèhuàshíyóuqì
液化石油气
[液化石油氣]
- liquefied petroleum gas
Bǎiyóu Jiǎogēnzhīzhōu
柏油脚跟之州
[柏油腳跟之州]
- Tar Heel state
qīngzhìshíyóuchǎnpǐn
轻质石油产品
[輕質石油產品]
- light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
Yīngguóshíyóugōngsī
英国石油公司
[英國石油公司]
- British Petroleum, BP
shàngdāoshān,xiàyóuguō
上刀山，下油锅
[上刀山，下油鍋]
- lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)
- fig. to go through trials and tribulations
Shíyóu Huàn Shípǐn Xiàngmù
石油换食品项目
[石油換食品項目]
- Iraq Oil for Food Program
Xuěfólóng Shíyóu Gōngsī
雪佛龙石油公司
[雪佛龍石油公司]
- Chevron Corporation
cháimǐyóuyánjiàngcùchá
柴米油盐酱醋茶
[柴米油鹽醬醋茶]
- lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea
- fig. life's daily necessities
Shíyóu Shūchūguó Zǔzhī
石油输出国组织
[石油輸出國組織]
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Lán Zhèng Chángchéngpǐnyóuguǎndào
兰郑长成品油管道
[蘭鄭長成品油管道]
- Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
Zhōngguó Hǎiyáng Shíyóu Zǒnggōngsī
中国海洋石油总公司
[中國海洋石油總公司]
- CNOOC; China National Offshore Oil Corporation
Zhōngguó Shíyóuhé Huàxué Gōngyè Xiéhuì
中国石油和化学工业协会
[中國石油和化學工業協會]
- China Petrol and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA)
Zhōngguó Shíyóu Tiānránqì Jítuán Gōngsī
中国石油天然气集团公司
[中國石油天然氣集團公司]
- China National Petroleum Corporation
Zhōngguó Shíyóu Huàgōng Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
中国石油化工股份有限公司
[中國石油化工股份有限公司]
- China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
- abbr. to 中石化 ( Zhōngshíhuà)