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焦油 (jiāo yóu): Tar (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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焦油 consists of 2 characters.

焦 • jiāo • burned, scorched, charred • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiāo焦

burned, scorched, charred

油 • yóu • oil, grease, fat • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

yóu油

oil, grease, fat

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Pinyinjiāo yóu

Meaningtar

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 焦油

Xiāng香

yān烟

hán含

yǒu有

jiāo焦

yóu油

。

Cigarettes contain tar.

Jiāo焦

yóu油

duì对

fèi肺

bù部

yǒu有

hài害

。

Tar is harmful to the lungs.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

dī低

jiāo焦

yóu油

xiāng香

yān烟

shēng声

chēng称

gèng

更

jiàn健

kāng康

。

This low-tar cigarette claims to be healthier.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 焦油.

Words with 焦

焦急jiāo jíanxious; worried
焦点jiāo diǎnfocal point; central issue
焦虑jiāo lǜanxious
焦躁jiāo zàoirritable / fretful
聚焦jù jiāofocus on
焦糖jiāo tángcaramel
焦距jiāo jùfocal length
焦头烂额jiāo tóu làn éin a terrible fix; in deep trouble

Words with 油

加油jiā yóuto add oil
加油站jiā yóu zhànpetrol station
汽油qì yóugasoline; petrol
油条yóu tiáodeep-fried dough stick; fried breadstick
油炸

yóu zhá

deep-fry

酱油jiàng yóusoy sauce

柴油chái yóudiesel oil

油漆yóu qīpaint; oil colour