Chinese word dictionary

擦油

cā yóu · to oil; to anoint

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Word information

Simplified擦油

Traditional擦油

Pinyincā yóu

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

擦cā

to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush

油yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints

How to learn 擦油

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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擦cā

to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to brush (past); to shred (a vegetable etc)

加油jiāyóu

to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on

加油站jiāyóuzhàn

gas station

油yóu

oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning

汽油qìyóu

gasoline

油条yóutiáo

youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); CL:根[gen1]; slick and sly person