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石油 (shí yóu): Petroleum (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

石油 consists of 2 characters.

石
shí
stone, rock
油
yóu
oil, grease, fat

Word Info

Pinyinshí yóu
Meaningpetroleum; oil
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 6
SyntaxNoun
Word石油
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3.

How to Use 石油 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 石油 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith桶
yī一
tǒng桶
shí石
yóu油
neutral
a barrel of oil
Noun + Nounwith价格
shí石
yóu油
jià价
gé格
Adjective + Nounwith丰富
fēng丰
fù富
de的
shí石
yóu油
Verb + Object
yī依
lài赖
shí石
yóu油
neutral
rely on oil
4.

Example Sentences with 石油

shí石
yóu油
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
néng能
yuán源
neutral
oil price
neutral
abundant petroleum
kāi开
cǎi采
shí石
yóu油
formal
extract petroleum
。
Petroleum is a type of energy.
zhōng中
dōng东
dì地
qū区
yīn因
qí其
fēng丰
fù富
de的
shí石
yóu油
zī资
yuán源
ér而
bèi备
shòu受
guān关
zhù注
。
The Middle East attracts much attention due to its abundant petroleum resources.
nǐ你
liǎo了
jiě解
guò过
shí石
yóu油
huà化
gōng工
chǎn产
yè业
duì对
huán环
jìng境
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
ma吗
？
Have you learned about the environmental impact of the petrochemical industry?
xǔ许
duō多
guó国
jiā家
yī依
lài赖
shí石
yóu油
lái来
fā发
zhǎn展
jīng经
jì济
。
Many countries rely on petroleum to develop their economies.
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
bìng并
wèi未
tóu投
zī资
rèn任
hé何
yǔ与
shí石
yóu油
xiāng相
guān关
de的
xiàng项
mù目
。
Our company has not invested in any projects related to petroleum.
shí石
yóu油
kāi开
cǎi采
jì技
shù术
de的
jìn进
bù步
jí极
dà大
dì地
tí提
gāo高
le了
néng能
yuán源
xiào效
lǜ率
。
The advancement of petroleum extraction technology has greatly improved energy efficiency.
shí石
yóu油
jià价
gé格
de的
bō波
dòng动
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
quán全
qiú球
shì市
chǎng场
。
Fluctuations in petroleum prices can affect the global market.
tīng听
shuō说
zuì最
jìn近
de的
shí石
yóu油
jià价
gé格
yòu又
shàng上
zhǎng涨
le了
，
zhēn真
shì是
ràng让
rén人
tóu头
téng疼
。
I heard that the price of oil has risen again recently, which is really a headache.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 石油.

  • 报警bào jǐngto give a warning
  • 便条biàn tiáonote
  • 不由得bù yóu decannot help; cannot but
  • 残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
  • 保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
  • 仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
  • 闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
  • 饱和bǎo hésaturated
  • 笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; stupid; slow-witted
  • 霸道bà dàostrong; potent
  • 包围bāo wéisurround
  • 奥秘ào mìprofound mystery; secret
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陨石
yǔn shí
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  • 绊脚石bàn jiǎo shíHSK 7-9
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    • 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