油砂

yóushā
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 oil sands
  2. 2 tar sands
  3. 3 bituminous sand

Examples

Jiānádà yǒngyǒu shìjiè zuì dà de yóushā chǔliàng.
Canada has the world's largest reserves of oil sands.
Yóushā kāicǎi duì huánjìng yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
Oil-sand extraction has a significant environmental impact.

Tips

culture
油砂 references in Chinese press almost always concern Alberta, Canada (加拿大阿尔) — the Athabasca oil sands hold an estimated 170+ billion barrels of recoverable bitumen, second only to Saudi Arabia in proven oil reserves.

Stroke Order

yóu
shā