柏油

bǎiyóu

noun #22,272

Meanings

1 asphalt
2 tar
3 pitch

Characters

cypress (phonetic borrowing for tar)

Examples

路面铺了新的柏油。

Lùmiàn pū le xīn de bǎiyóu.

The road surface was laid with fresh asphalt.

柏油路在夏天会变得很软。

Bǎiyóulù zài xiàtiān huì biàn de hěn ruǎn.

Asphalt roads can become very soft in summer.

Tips

memory

柏 (bǎi) means cypress but here it is a phonetic borrowing. 柏油路 (bǎiyóulù) = tarmac road is the most common compound.

Stroke Order

柏 bǎi

油 yóu