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香油
香油
(xiāng yóu): Sesame oil (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
香 • xiāng • fragrant • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xiāng
香
fragrant
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 香油.
Words with
香
香蕉
xiāng jiāo
banana
香肠
xiāng cháng
sausage
香水
xiāng shuǐ
perfume
香料
xiāng liào
Spice / Seasoning
口香糖
kǒu xiāng táng
Chewing gum
拈香
niān xiāng
burn incense (in worship)
檀香
tán xiāng
sandalwood (fragrant wood)
花香
huā xiāng
fragrance of flowers
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
4.
How to Use 香油 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
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 + Object
with
淋
lín
淋
xiāng
香
yóu
油
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 香油
wǒ
我
zài
在
cài
菜
lǐ
里
jiā
加
le
了
xiāng
zhī
芝
ma
麻
xiāng
香
yóu
油
neutral
sesame oil
drizzle sesame oil
香
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
ma
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.