油
yóu
oil; fat; grease; oily; greasy
Every meaning
yóu
- to paint (as in 油漆)
- oil; fat; grease
- (coll.) slick; glib (as in 油腔滑调)
- oily; greasy
In a sentence
锅里放点儿油再炒菜。
Put a little oil in the wok before stir-frying.
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In the Library
开了一个小时，爸爸看了看车，说：“车没有油了。
车也要加油 · What does 加油 mean? · HSK 1
专家认为，它们很可能不是用来吃饭的，而是用来做饭的：在一大锅开水或者很热的油里，用筷子把食物翻一翻、拿出来，手就不会被烫到。
Words with 油
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).