采油

採油

cǎiyóu

verb #35,841

Meanings

1 to extract oil
2 oil recovery
3 petroleum extraction

Characters

to extract, gather

Examples

大庆油田从上世纪六十年代开始采油。

Dàqìng yóutián cóng shàng shìjì liùshí niándài kāishǐ cǎiyóu.

The Daqing oilfield has been extracting oil since the 1960s.

这种新技术能提高采油效率。

Zhè zhǒng xīn jìshù néng tígāo cǎiyóu xiàolǜ.

This new technology can improve oil extraction efficiency.

Tips

usage

Industry term — common in petroleum engineering. 采 (cǎi, to extract/gather) is the same character as in 采矿 (cǎikuàng, mine ore) and 采集 (cǎijí, collect). Compare 炼油 (liànyóu, refine oil) — extraction vs refining.

Stroke Order

采 cǎi

油 yóu