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揩油 (kāi yóu): To get petty advantages at others' expense — Meaning & Stroke Order

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揩油 consists of 2 characters.

rub and wipe, dust, clean

oil, grease, fat

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Pinyinkāi yóu

Meaningto get petty advantages at others' expense

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 揩油.

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油漆yóu qīHSK 6

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