石
油

Oil in Chinese: 石油 (shí yóu)

shí yóu

oil

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Definitions

  1. 1oil
  2. 2petroleum

Stroke order

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石
油

Zhuyin

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ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个国家有很多石油。

    zhè ge guó jiā yǒu hěn duō shí yóu。

    This country has a lot of oil.

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Related words

油

yóu

oil

酱油

jiàng yóu

soy sauce

汽油

qì yóu

gasoline

石头

shí tou

stone

油炸

yóu zhá

to deep fry

加油

jiā yóu

to add oil

宝石

bǎo shí

precious stone

化石

huà shí

fossil

礁石

jiāo shí

reef

燃油

rán yóu

fuel oil

香油

xiāng yóu

sesame oil

岩石

yán shí

rock

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