柴油

cháiyóu

noun #18,652

Measure Word

一升柴油 shēng

Meanings

1 diesel fuel
2 diesel

Characters

firewood; kindling

Examples

这辆卡车烧柴油。

Zhè liàng kǎchē shāo cháiyóu.

This truck runs on diesel.

柴油的价格又涨了。

Cháiyóu de jiàgé yòu zhǎng le.

The price of diesel has gone up again.

Tips

memory

柴 (firewood) + 油 (oil) — 'firewood oil,' because the original diesel engines could burn low-grade fuel similar to what you'd use for heating. Compare 汽油 (qìyóu, gasoline, 'steam oil').

Stroke Order

柴 chái

油 yóu