揩油 (kāi yóu): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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揩油
揩油
(kāi yóu): To get petty advantages at others' expense (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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揩 • kāi • rub and wipe, dust, clean
kāi
揩
rub and wipe, dust, clean
油 • yóu • oil, grease, fat • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
yóu
油
oil, grease, fat
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 揩油.
Words with
揩
揩拭
kāi shì
to wipe clean
揩干净
kāi gān jìng
to wipe clean
Words with
油
加油
jiā yóu
to add oil
加油站
jiā yóu zhàn
petrol station
汽油
qì yóu
gasoline; petrol
油条
yóu tiáo
deep-fried dough stick; fried breadstick
油炸
yóu zhá
deep-fry
酱油
jiàng yóu
soy sauce
柴油
chái yóu
diesel oil
油漆
yóu qī
paint; oil colour
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Example Sentences with 揩油
tā
他
zǒng
总
ài
爱
zài
在
péng
朋
you
友
nà
那
lǐ
里
kāi
揩
yóu
油
。
He always likes to get petty advantages at friends' expense.
zài
在
gōng
公
sī
司
lǐ
里
kāi
揩
yóu
油
yòng
用
gōng
公
jiā
tā
他
yīn
因
wèi
为
jīng
经
cháng
常
kāi
揩
yóu
油
tóng
同
shì
家
wén
文
jù
具
shì
是
bù
不
duì
对
de
的
。
Getting petty advantages at the company's expense by using office supplies is wrong.
事
de
的
wǔ
午
cān
餐
ér
而
bèi
被
rén
人
tǎo
讨
yàn
厌
。
He is disliked because he often gets petty advantages at colleagues' expense by taking their lunch.
