油 ⇒
加油 jiāyóu, to add oil/to top up with gas/to refuel/to accelerate/to step on the gas/(fig.) ...
油 yóu, oil/fat/grease/petroleum/to apply tung oil, paint or varnish/oily/greasy/glib/cu...
石油 shíyóu, oil/petroleum
奶油 nǎiyóu, cream/butter
汽油 qìyóu, gasoline
黄油 huángyóu, [黃油], butter/CL:盒[hé]
加油站 jiāyóuzhàn, gas station
油漆 yóuqī, oil paints/lacquer/to paint/CL:層|层[céng]
油门 yóumén, [油門], accelerator (pedal)/gas pedal/throttle
油画 yóuhuà, [油畫], oil painting
油箱 yóuxiāng, oil tank
油井 yóujǐng, oil well
指甲油 zhǐjiayóu, nail polish
甘油 gānyóu, glycerine/glycerol
润滑油 rùnhuáyóu, [潤滑油], lubricating oil
油脂 yóuzhī, grease/oil/fat
油田 yóutián, oil field
机油 jīyóu, [機油], engine oil
酱油 jiàngyóu, [醬油], soy sauce
油轮 yóulún, [油輪], tanker (ship)/CL:艘[sōu]
燃油 rányóu, fuel oil
橄榄油 gǎnlǎnyóu, [橄欖油], olive oil
柴油 cháiyóu, diesel fuel
油布 yóubù, tarpaulin
火上浇油 huǒshàngjiāoyóu, [火上澆油], to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people ...
炼油厂 liànyóuchǎng, [煉油廠], oil refinery
猪油 zhūyóu, [豬油], lard
牛油 niúyóu, butter
油罐 油价 yóujià, [油價], oil (petroleum) price
油水 yóushuǐ, grease/profit/ill-gotten gains
输油管 shūyóuguǎn, [輸油管], petroleum pipeline
油桶 油腻 yóunì, [油膩], grease/greasy food/oily/rich (of food)/fatty/greasy and dirty/a slippery charact...
柏油 bǎiyóu, asphalt/tar/pitch
原油 yuányóu, crude oil
油彩 油嘴 yóuzuǐ, eloquent and cunning/silver tongued
油管 油墨 yóumò, printing ink
焦油 jiāoyóu, tar
煤油 méiyóu, kerosene
汽油弹 植物油 zhíwùyóu, vegetable oil
油泵 yóubèng, oil pump
揩油 kāiyóu, to take advantage of sb/to freeload
松节油 sōngjiéyóu, [松節油], turpentine
鞋油 xiéyóu, shoe polish
添油加醋 tiānyóujiācù, lit. to add oil and vinegar/fig. adding details while telling a story (to make i...
油条 yóutiáo, [油條], youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)/CL:根[gēn]/slick and sly person
柏油路 bǎiyóulù, tarred road/asphalt road
油污 yóuwū, greasy and dirty/oil pollution
油漆匠 油膏 yóugāo, balm
油迹 油酸 化油器 huàyóuqì, carburetor
花生油 汽油味 油料 yóuliào, oilseed/oil/fuel
油光 yóuguāng, glossy/gleaming/shiny (due to greasiness)/slick/greasy/oily
油灯 yóudēng, [油燈], oil lamp
油乎乎 yóuhūhū, greasy/oily
油然而生 yóuránérshēng, arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous/to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
采油 cǎiyóu, [採油], oil extraction/oil recovery
油船 yóuchuán, (oil) tanker/tank ship
打油诗 dǎyóushī, [打油詩], humorous poem/limerick
油性 万金油 wànjīnyóu, [萬金油], Tiger Balm (medicine)/jack of all trades (and master of none)(slang)
油瓶 油渍 薄荷油 bòheyóu, peppermint oil
香油 xiāngyóu, sesame oil/perfumed oil
硝酸甘油 xiāosuāngānyóu, nitroglycerine
蜡油 油滑 yóuhuá, oily/greasy/unctuous/slippery (character)
耗油 火上加油 huǒshàngjiāyóu, to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation/to enrage people a...
输油 油路 油酥 鱼油 矿物油 油灰 茶油 汽油费 椰子油 油库 yóukù, [油庫], fuel depot/fuel farm
油压 辣酱油 làjiàngyóu, [辣醬油], Worcestershire sauce
麻油 máyóu, sesame oil
油公司 油腻腻 豆油 dòuyóu, soy bean oil/(dialect) soy sauce
油亮 yóuliàng, glossy/shiny
蓖麻油 奶油色 油气 yóuqì, [油氣], oil and gas
油机 油烟 yóuyān, [油煙], soot/lampblack
鱼肝油 yúgānyóu, [魚肝油], cod liver oil
汽油桶 头油 鲸油 煤油灯 芝麻油 zhīmayóu, sesame oil
输油管线 可可油 油盐酱醋 yóuyánjiàngcù, [油鹽醬醋], (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar/(fig.) the trivia of everyday life
耗油量 hàoyóuliàng, fuel consumption
油印 yóuyìn, to mimeograph
油泥 油枯 油矿 油饼 yóubǐng, [油餅], deep-fried doughcake/oilcake (animal fodder)
动物油 dòngwùyóu, [動物油], animal fat
燃料油 ránliàoyóu, fuel oil
柴油机 cháiyóujī, [柴油機], diesel engine
废油 大油 dàyóu, lard
清凉油 qīngliángyóu, [清涼油], soothing ointment/balm
油菜 yóucài, oilseed rape (Brassica napus)/flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. ole...
绿油油 lǜyóuyóu, [綠油油], lush green/verdant
脂油 色拉油 sèlāyóu, salad oil
煤焦油 méijiāoyóu, coal tar
酥油茶 sūyóuchá, butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
椰油 yēyóu, palm oil
油品 桐油 tóngyóu, tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacq...
油类 菜油 càiyóu, rapeseed oil/canola oil
油盘 油耗 yóuhào, fuel consumption
棕榈油 zōnglǘyóu, [棕櫚油], palm oil
储油罐 收油 捞油水 lāoyóushuǐ, [撈油水], (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
节油 jiéyóu, [節油], to economize on gasoline/fuel-efficient
食用油 酥油 sūyóu, butter
油毡 油渣 菜籽油 油票 油纸 亚麻油 油藏 耗油率 油汪汪 yóuwāngwāng, dripping with oil
辣椒油 樟脑油 煤油炉 炼油 liànyóu, [煉油], oil refinery
油豆腐 油地毡 汽油机 qìyóujī, [汽油機], gasoline engine
储油区 喷油器 玉米油 灯油 酱油瓶 板油 bǎnyóu, leaf fat/leaf lard
油盐 油光光 yóuguāngguāng, glossy/gleaming/shiny (due to greasiness)/slick/greasy/oily
油压表 含油 hányóu, containing oil/oil-bearing
供油 榨油 zhàyóu, to extract oil from vegetables/to press
油坊 石油气
灰 ⇒
灰 huī, ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected
灰色 huīsè, gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
骨灰 gǔhuī, bone ash/ashes of the dead
灰姑娘 Huīgūniang, Cinderella/a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰尘 huīchén, [灰塵], dust
灰烬 huījìn, [灰燼], ashes
烟灰缸 yānhuīgāng, [煙灰缸], ashtray
灰心 huīxīn, to lose heart/to be discouraged
灰暗 huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
灰飞烟灭 huīfēiyānmiè, [灰飛煙滅], lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)/fig. to be annihilated/to vanis...
烟灰 yānhuī, [煙灰], cigarette ash
化为灰烬 骨灰盒 gǔhuīhé, box for bone ashes/funerary casket
石灰 shíhuī, lime (calcium oxide)
大灰狼 dàhuīláng, big bad wolf
灰心丧气 huīxīnsàngqì, [灰心喪氣], downhearted/downcast/in despair
炮灰 pàohuī, cannon fodder
心灰意冷 xīnhuīyìlěng, discouraged/downhearted
死灰 石灰石 shíhuīshí, limestone
灰溜溜 huīliūliū, dull gray/gloomy/dejected/crestfallen/with one's tail between one's legs
灰白 huībái, colored/ash-colored
死灰复燃 sǐhuīfùrán, [死灰復燃], lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth ma...
煤灰 méihuī, soot
火山灰 huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
万念俱灰 wànniànjùhuī, [萬念俱灰], every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
油灰 银灰色 灰质炎 灰鲸 灰土 Huītǔ/huītǔ, Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy), dust
一鼻子灰 灰白色 huībáisè, ash gray
深灰色 shēnhuīsè, dark gray
灰鼠 灰鹅 炉灰 石灰岩 shíhuīyán, limestone
深灰 灰蒙蒙 huīmēngmēng, dusky/overcast (of weather)
灰质 生石灰 shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
灰度 huīdù, grayscale
灰市 灰指甲 灰不溜秋 huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
灰鹤 huīhè, [灰鶴], (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
磷灰石 línhuīshí, apatite/phosphatic limestone
灰扑扑 抹灰 mǒhuī, to plaster/to render (a wall)/(fig.) to bring shame on/also pr. [mò huī]
灰浆 huījiāng, [灰漿], mortar (for masonry)
刀 ⇒
刀 Dāo/dāo, surname Dao, knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[bǎ]/(slang) dollar (loa...
剪刀 jiǎndāo, scissors/CL:把[bǎ]
刀子 dāozi, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
手术刀 刀锋 dāofēng, [刀鋒], cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
剃刀 tìdāo, razor
小刀 xiǎodāo, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
刀片 dāopiàn, blade/razor blade/tool bit
刺刀 cìdāo, bayonet
刀刃 dāorèn, knife blade/crucial point
刀伤 开刀 kāidāo, [開刀], (of a surgeon) to perform an operation/(of a patient) to have an operation/to de...
螺丝刀 luósīdāo, [螺絲刀], screwdriver/CL:把[bǎ]
砍刀 kǎndāo, machete
镰刀 liándāo, [鐮刀], sickle/curved blade to cut grain
刀枪不入 dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk...
一刀两断 yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
剃须刀 tìxūdāo, [剃鬚刀], shaver/razor
刀具 dāojù, cutting tool
刀柄 刀叉 dāochā, knife and fork/CL:副[fù]
刀口 dāokǒu, the edge of a knife/cut/incision
两肋插刀 liǎnglèichādāo, [兩肋插刀], lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to fri...
刀把 军刀 jūndāo, [軍刀], military knife/saber
菜刀 càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
冰刀 bīngdāo, ice skates/ice skate blades
大刀 dàdāo, broadsword/large knife/machete
刀尖 宝刀 刀枪 dāoqiāng, [刀槍], sword and spear/weapons
猎刀 lièdāo, [獵刀], hunting knife
屠刀 túdāo, butcher's knife/abattoir hatchet
短刀 刀法 折刀 zhédāo, clasp knife/folding knife
刮胡刀 guāhúdāo, [刮鬍刀], razor
尖刀 jiāndāo, dagger
单刀直入 dāndāozhírù, [單刀直入], to get straight to the point (idiom)
笑里藏刀 xiàolǐcángdāo, [笑裡藏刀], lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical in...
刀架 磨刀 módāo, to hone (a knife)
刮刀 guādāo, spatula/scraper
锉刀 cuòdāo, [銼刀], file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
闸刀 小试牛刀 xiǎoshìniúdāo, [小試牛刀], to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
刀剑 dāojiàn, [刀劍], sword
千刀万剐 qiāndāowànguǎ, [千刀萬剮], to make mincemeat of sb/to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
大刀阔斧 dàdāokuòfǔ, [大刀闊斧], bold and decisive
钢刀 gāngdāo, [鋼刀], steel knife/sword
藏刀 卷笔刀 juǎnbǐdāo, [卷筆刀], pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
刀鞘 dāoqiào, scabbard
磨刀石 módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
铡刀 zhádāo, [鍘刀], lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
马刀 mǎdāo, [馬刀], saber/cavalry sword
刀光剑影 单刀 錾刀 磨刀霍霍 módāohuòhuò, lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/fig. to prepare to attack/to be getting read...
刀痕 单刀赴会 dāndāofùhuì, [單刀赴會], lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)/fig. to go alone into ene...
黄刀峰 刀削面 dāoxiāomiàn, [刀削麵], knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
劈刀 二把刀 èrbǎdāo, inexpert/a botcher
刀背 dāobèi, back of the knife
刀术 水果刀 shuǐguǒdāo, paring knife/fruit knife/CL:把[bǎ]
一刀切 yīdāoqiē, lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity/one solution fits a ...
刀塞进 刀而生 刀权 刀利 刀兵 刀斧手 dāofǔshǒu, lictor
刀光血影 dāoguāngxuèyǐng, massacre
铲刀 刀耕火种 dāogēnghuǒzhòng, [刀耕火種], slash and burn (agriculture)
刀剑声 腰刀 刀远胜 侧刀 一刀刀 刀剑能