柴油

cháiyóu

noun HSK 7-9 #18,652

Measure Word

一升柴油 shēng

Meanings

1 diesel fuel
2 diesel

Characters

firewood; kindling

Examples

HSK 5

柴油的价格又涨了。

Cháiyóu de jiàgé yòu zhǎng le.

The price of diesel has gone up again.

HSK 7-9

这辆卡车烧柴油。

Zhè liàng kǎchē shāo cháiyóu.

This truck runs on diesel.

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 (gasoline, 'steam oil').

Stroke Order

柴 chái

油 yóu