Chinese word dictionary

油腻

yóunì · greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar

Word information

Simplified油腻
Traditional油膩
Pinyinyóunì
Part of speech形、名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06

How to learn 油腻

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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