石油公司

shíyóu gōngsī

noun

Measure Word

一家石油公司 jiā

Meanings

1 oil company
2 petroleum company

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他爸爸在一家石油公司工作。

Tā bàba zài yìjiā shíyóu gōngsī gōngzuò.

His father works at an oil company.

HSK 6

这家石油公司在非洲有油田。

Zhè jiā shíyóu gōngsī zài Fēizhōu yǒu yóutián.

This oil company has oil fields in Africa.

Tips

culture

China's 'big three' 石油公司 are all state-owned giants: 中石油 (CNPC/PetroChina), 中石化 (Sinopec), and 中海油 (CNOOC, offshore-focused). Their gas stations dominate the roadways - the red 中石化 and yellow 中石油 signs are visible in every city.

Stroke Order

石 shí

油 yóu

公 gōng

司 sī