香
油

Sesame oil in Chinese: 香油 (xiāng yóu)

xiāng yóu

sesame oil

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1sesame oil
  2. 2perfumed oil

Stroke order

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香
油

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这道凉菜里加了一点香油。

    zhè dào liáng cài lǐ jiā le yì diǎn xiāng yóu。

    A little sesame oil was added to this cold dish.

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Related words

香

xiāng

fragrant

油

yóu

oil

香蕉

xiāng jiāo

banana

酱油

jiàng yóu

soy sauce

汽油

qì yóu

gasoline

油炸

yóu zhá

to deep fry

加油

jiā yóu

to add oil

石油

shí yóu

oil

香肠

xiāng cháng

sausage

燃油

rán yóu

fuel oil

香料

xiāng liào

spice

香水

xiāng shuǐ

perfume

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