油轮

油輪

yóulún

noun #15,802

Meanings

1 oil tanker
2 tanker ship

Characters

wheel; ship (as in 轮船)

Examples

一艘油轮在海峡搁浅了。

Yì sōu yóulún zài hǎixiá gēqiǎn le.

An oil tanker ran aground in the strait.

油轮泄漏造成了严重的海洋污染。

Yóulún xièlòu zàochéng le yánzhòng de hǎiyáng wūrǎn.

The tanker leak caused severe ocean pollution.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 油轮 (yóulún, oil tanker) with 邮轮 (yóulún, cruise ship). They sound identical but are written differently: 油 (oil) vs 邮 (mail/postal).

Stroke Order

油 yóu

轮 lún