原油

yuányóu

noun #22,279

Meanings

1 crude oil
2 petroleum (unrefined)

Characters

original; raw; source

Examples

HSK 5

国际原油价格大幅下降。

Guójì yuányóu jiàgé dàfú xiàjiàng.

International crude oil prices have fallen sharply.

HSK 6

这个国家的经济高度依赖原油出口。

Zhège guójiā de jīngjì gāodù yīlài yuányóu chūkǒu.

This country's economy is highly dependent on crude oil exports.

Tips

memory

原 = original/raw, 油 = oil. 原油 = raw oil before refining. Compare: 汽油 (gasoline), 柴油 (diesel), 煤油 (kerosene), all refined products.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

油 yóu