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    Expressing "oil tanker" with 油轮 (yóulún)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Adjective + 油轮 / 油轮 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    The noun 油轮 (yóulún) means "oil tanker" and refers to a large ship designed to transport crude oil or petroleum products. It combines 油 (oil) and 轮 (vessel/ship) and is commonly encountered in news about energy and maritime trade.

    Examples

    • 一艘油轮在海上发生了泄漏事故。

      yī sōu yóulún zài hǎi shàng fāshēng le xièlòu shìgù.

      An oil tanker had a leakage accident at sea.

    • 这个港口每天都有油轮进出。

      zhège gǎngkǒu měi tiān dōu yǒu yóulún jìnchū.

      This port has oil tankers coming and going every day.

    • 那艘油轮可以装载两百万桶原油。

      nà sōu yóulún kěyǐ zhuāngzài liǎng bǎi wàn tǒng yuányóu.

      That oil tanker can carry two million barrels of crude oil.

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