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植物油

zhíwùyóu
noun #26,042

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 vegetable oil
  2. 2 plant-based oil

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Any oil from plants, such as soybean, rapeseed, peanut, corn, sunflower or sesame oil, as opposed to animal fats like lard. The word names the whole group, not one kind of oil.

Examples

HSK 4
Zhíwùyóu bǐ dòngwùyóu gèng jiànkāng.
Vegetable oil is healthier than animal fat.
HSK 5
Zuòfàn shí cháng yòng zhíwùyóu chǎocài.
Vegetable oil is commonly used for stir-frying when cooking.

Stroke Order

植 zhí
物 wù
油 yóu