油料

yóuliào
noun #34,675

Meanings

  1. 1 oilseed (crop)
  2. 2 oil-yielding material
  3. 3 fuel oil

Examples

Dàdòu hé yóucài shì chángjiàn de yóuliào zuòwù.
Soybeans and rapeseed are common oilseed crops.
Chuán shang de yóuliào kuài yòng wán le.
The fuel on the ship is almost used up.

Tips

usage
Two senses pull in different directions. (1) In agriculture: 油料作物 'oilseed crop' (peanuts, soybeans, rapeseed). (2) In military/transport: a generic word for fuel/lubricants in tanks, ships, aircraft. Context decides.
memory
(oil) + (raw material) — 'oil material'. Either the raw seed it comes from, or the oil itself as raw material for an engine.

Stroke Order

yóu
liào