原油

yuányóu

noun #22,279

Meanings

1 crude oil
2 petroleum (unrefined)

Characters

original / raw / source

oil / petroleum

Examples

国际原油价格大幅下降。

Guójì yuányóu jiàgé dàfú xiàjiàng.

International crude oil prices have fallen sharply.

这个国家的经济高度依赖原油出口。

Zhège guójiā de jīngjì gāodù yīlài yuányóu chūkǒu.

This country's economy is highly dependent on crude oil exports.

Tips

memory

原 = original/raw, 油 = oil. 原油 = raw oil before refining. Compare: 汽油 (gasoline), 柴油 (diesel), 煤油 (kerosene) — all refined products.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

油 yóu