油料

yóuliào
noun #34,675

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Chuánshang de yóuliào kuài yòngwán le.
The fuel on the ship is almost used up.
HSK 7-9
Dàdòu hé yóucài shì chángjiàn de yóuliào zuòwù.
Soybeans and rapeseed are common oilseed crops.

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