豆油 (dòuyóu) · soybean oil, soy sauce

Measure Word

一瓶豆油 píng

Meanings

1 soybean oil
2 soy sauce

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Mild oil from soybeans, mostly sold refined as a light everyday cooking oil for stir-frying and cold dishes. In some dialects 豆油 means soy sauce instead.

Contains soy

Also called 大豆油

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

妈妈炒菜喜欢用豆油。

Māma chǎocài xǐhuan yòng dòuyóu.

Mom likes to use soybean oil for stir-frying.

HSK 6

东北人把酱油叫做豆油。

Dōngběi rén bǎ jiàngyóu jiàozuò dòuyóu.

Northeasterners call soy sauce 'douyou'.

Tips

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In standard Mandarin 豆油 means soybean cooking oil. However, in Northeastern and some other regional dialects, 豆油 is used to mean soy sauce (standard 酱油) - context usually makes the meaning clear.