油葵

yóukuí

noun

Meanings

1 oil sunflower (sunflower grown for oil)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

新疆大片大片的油葵田很壮观。

Xīnjiāng dàpiàn dàpiàn de yóukuí tián hěn zhuàngguān.

Xinjiang's vast oil-sunflower fields are spectacular.

HSK 7-9

这种油葵的出油率比较高。

Zhèzhǒng yóukuí de chū yóu lǜ bǐjiào gāo.

This variety of oil sunflower has a relatively high oil yield.

Tips

usage

Cultivated sunflower bred for pressing oil rather than snacking. Smaller seeds, thinner shells, higher oil content than the edible 'snack' sunflower (食葵).

Stroke Order

油 yóu

葵 kuí