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The noun complement 油 (yóu) for 'oil'
Structure
Verb + 油
Explanation
The noun 油 (yóu) means "oil" and is used for both cooking oil and other types of oil. In cooking contexts, it frequently appears in phrases like 加油 (add oil) or as part of compound nouns like 酱油 (soy sauce). It is an essential kitchen vocabulary word.
Examples
锅里的油已经热了，可以炒菜了。
Guō lǐ de yóu yǐjīng rè le, kěyǐ chǎocài le.
The oil in the pan is already hot — you can start stir-frying now.
你做沙拉的时候加点橄榄油更好吃。
Nǐ zuò shālā de shíhòu jiā diǎn gǎnlǎnyóu gèng hǎochī.
Adding some olive oil when you make a salad makes it tastier.
做菜的时候别放太多油。
Zuò cài de shíhòu bié fàng tài duō yóu.
Don't add too much oil when cooking.
锅里的油已经热了，可以炒菜了。
Guō lǐ de yóu yǐjīng rè le, kěyǐ chǎo cài le.
The oil in the pot is already hot; we can start stir-frying now.
你做沙拉的时候加点橄榄油更好吃。
Nǐ zuò shālā de shíhòu jiā diǎn gǎnlǎn yóu gèng hǎochī.
Adding some olive oil when you make salad makes it taste better.
做菜的时候别放太多油。
Zuò cài de shíhòu bié fàng tài duō yóu.
Don't add too much oil when cooking.