加
油

To add oil in Chinese: 加油 (jiā yóu)

jiā yóu

to add oil

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to add oil
  2. 2to top up with gas
  3. 3to refuel
  4. 4to accelerate
  5. 5to step on the gas
  6. 6(fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7to cheer sb on

Stroke order

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加
油

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ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 车没油了，我们先去加油吧。

    chē méi yóu le， wǒ men xiān qù jiā yóu ba。

    The car is out of gas, let's go refuel first.

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Related words

加

jiā

to add

油

yóu

oil

参加

cān jiā

to participate

加班

jiā bān

to work overtime

增加

zēng jiā

to raise

更加

gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

酱油

jiàng yóu

soy sauce

汽油

qì yóu

gasoline

油炸

yóu zhá

to deep fry

加工

jiā gōng

to process

加快

jiā kuài

to accelerate

加强

jiā qiáng

to reinforce

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