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asphalt

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bai3you2 bǎiyóu

Meaning


Primary

asphalt

Alternatives

tar

Mnemonic


柏油 Asphalt is a black sticky substance used for paving roads that resembles the 油 oil extracted from a 柏 cypress tree, apparently.

Usage


一 条 长长 的 柏油 路。

A long asphalt road.

工人们 正在 修补 柏油 路面。

The workers are repairing the asphalt road.

夏天 的 太阳 把 柏油 路 照 得 很 热。

The summer sun heats up the asphalt road.