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搽油 (chá yóu): Apply oil/lotion — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

搽油 consists of 2 characters.

smear; rub, wipe; anoint

oil, grease, fat

Word Info

Pinyinchá yóu

Meaningapply oil/lotion

Characters2

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 搽油.

Words with 搽

搽粉chá fěn
搽脸chá liǎn
搽药chá yào
搽口红chá kǒuhóng

Words with 油

加油jiā yóuHSK 4
加油站jiā yóu zhànHSK 4
汽油qì yóuHSK 5
油条yóu tiáoHSK 5
油炸yóu zháHSK 5
酱油jiàng yóuHSK 5
柴油chái yóuHSK 6
油漆yóu qīHSK 6

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Example Sentences with 搽油

Dōng冬

tiān天

pí皮

fū肤

gān干

，

xū需

yào要

chá搽

yóu油

bǎo保

shī湿

。

In winter, skin gets dry, so you need to apply lotion to moisturize.