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to add oil
gas station
gasoline
youtiao
soy sauce
oil
diesel fuel
fuel oil
sesame oil
oil painting
greasy food
oil paints
Notice where 油 sits in each complete thought.
Let's stop at the next gas station.
Source: Tatoeba #333010 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'm pretty sure that we have enough gas to get home.
Source: Tatoeba #8930308 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'm running a little short on time, so I can only go out and buy flat bread and bread sticks.
Source: Tatoeba #420026 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe world is running out of oil.
Source: Tatoeba #902934 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt looks like rain tomorrow, but I'll try my best.
Source: Tatoeba #8682684 · CC BY 2.0 FRI watched it on YouTube.
Source: Tatoeba #9963083 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.