挥发油

揮發油
huīfāyóu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 volatile oil
  2. 2 essential oil
  3. 3 gasoline (older usage)

Examples

Bòhe de huīfāyóu yǒu qīngliáng xǐngnǎo de zuòyòng.
Peppermint essential oil has a cooling, refreshing effect.
Shíyànshì lǐ mímàn zhe huīfāyóu de qìwèi.
The lab was filled with the smell of volatile oil.

Tips

usage
In modern usage, mostly means “essential oil” (aromatherapy, traditional Chinese medicine). The older meaning “gasoline” has been replaced in everyday speech by 汽油 (qìyóu) but lingers in historical texts.

Stroke Order

huī
yóu