鞋油

xiéyóu

noun #30,208

Measure Word

一瓶鞋油 píng

Meanings

1 shoe polish

Characters

Examples

他每天都用鞋油擦皮鞋。

Tā měitiān dōu yòng xiéyóu cā píxié.

He polishes his leather shoes with shoe polish every day.

黑色的鞋油用完了。

Hēisè de xiéyóu yòng wán le.

We're out of black shoe polish.

Tips

memory

Literally 'shoe oil' — 鞋 (shoe) + 油 (oil). Many Chinese product names are this transparent: 牙膏 (tooth-paste), 洗发水 (hair-wash-water/shampoo).

Stroke Order

鞋 xié

油 yóu