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    Expressing "crude oil" with 原油 (yuányóu)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Explanation

    原油 (yuányóu) means "crude oil," referring to unrefined petroleum extracted from the ground. It is a standard term used in economic and energy-related discussions. You will frequently encounter it in news about commodity prices and energy markets.

    Examples

    • 国际原油价格今天又涨了不少。

      Guójì yuányóu jiàgé jīntiān yòu zhǎngle bùshǎo.

      International crude oil prices went up quite a bit again today.

    • 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.

    • 原油供应紧张导致汽油价格上涨。

      Yuányóu gōngyìng jǐnzhāng dǎozhì qìyóu jiàgé shàngzhǎng.

      Tight crude oil supply has led to rising gasoline prices.

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