石油

shíyóu

noun HSK 3 #4,035

Meanings

1 petroleum
2 crude oil

Characters

Literally 'rock oil' — oil that comes from underground rock formations.

Examples

石油价格又涨了。

Shíyóu jiàgé yòu zhǎng le.

Oil prices have risen again.

中东有很多石油。

Zhōngdōng yǒu hěn duō shíyóu.

The Middle East has a lot of petroleum.

石油是重要的能源。

Shíyóu shì zhòngyào de néngyuán.

Petroleum is an important energy source.

Stroke Order

石 shí

油 yóu