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香油

香油 (xiāng yóu): Sesame oil (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

香油 consists of 2 characters.

oil, grease, fat

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Pinyinxiāng yóu

MeaningSesame oil

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word香油

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3.

How to Use 香油 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith小磨

xiǎo小

mò磨

xiāng香

yóu油

neutral

stone-milled sesame oil

Noun + Noun

xiāng香

yóu油

píng瓶

neutral

sesame oil bottle

Verb + Objectwith淋

lín淋

xiāng香

yóu油

neutral

drizzle sesame oil

4.

Example Sentences with 香油

wǒ我

zài在

cài菜

lǐ里

jiā加

le了

xiāng香

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 香油.

Words with 香

香蕉xiāng jiāoHSK 3
香肠xiāng chángHSK 5
香水xiāng shuǐHSK 6
香料xiāng liàoHSK 7-9
口香糖kǒu xiāng tángHSK 7-9
拈香niān xiāng
檀香tán xiāng
香味xiāng wèi

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

zhī芝

ma麻

xiāng香

yóu油

neutral

sesame oil

yóu油

。

I added sesame oil to the dish.

zhè这

dào道

liáng凉

bàn拌

cài菜

de的

líng灵

hún魂

zài在

yú于

zuì最

hòu后

lín淋

shàng上

de的

jǐ几

dī滴

xiāng香

yóu油

。

The soul of this cold dish lies in the few drops of sesame oil drizzled on at the end.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

píng瓶

xiāng香

yóu油

shì是

chún纯

zhī芝

má麻

yā压

zhà榨

de的

ma吗

？

Are you sure this bottle of sesame oil is purely cold-pressed from sesame seeds?

mā妈

mā妈

yòng用

xiāng香

yóu油

bàn拌

liáng凉

cài菜

，

wèi味

dào道

hěn很

xiāng香

。

Mom uses sesame oil to mix cold dishes, and it tastes very fragrant.

tāng汤

zhǔ煮

hǎo好

hòu后

，

qiān千

wàn万

bié别

wàng忘

le了

sā撒

shàng上

cōng葱

huā花

bìng并

lín淋

yì一

diǎn点

xiāng香

yóu油

。

After the soup is cooked, be sure not to forget to sprinkle with scallions and drizzle a little sesame oil.

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

de的

wèi味

dào道

guò过

yú于

qīng清

dàn淡

，

yīn因

wèi为

méi没

yǒu有

fàng放

tí提

wèi味

de的

xiāng香

yóu油

。

The flavor of this dish is too bland because the flavor-enhancing sesame oil was not added.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

zhāo招

pái牌

cài菜

shì是

yòng用

xiāng香

yóu油

tiáo调

wèi味

de的

，

xī吸

yǐn引

le了

hěn很

duō多

rén人

。

The signature dish at this restaurant is seasoned with sesame oil, attracting many people.

wú无

lùn论

shì是

bàn拌

miàn面

hái还

shì是

zuò做

zhàn蘸

liào料

，

xiāng香

yóu油

dōu都

néng能

jí极

dà大

dì地

tí提

shēng升

fēng风

wèi味

céng层

cì次

。

Whether it's for tossed noodles or making a dipping sauce, sesame oil can greatly enhance the layers of flavor.

yóu qī

HSK 6