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petroleum

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi2you2 shíyóu

Meaning


Primary

petroleum

Alternatives

oil

Mnemonic


石油 Petroleum is 油 oil that comes from 石 stone buried in the earth.

Usage


他 在 石油 工业 工作。

He works in the petroleum industry.

我们 去 野外 探测 石油。

We go to the field to search for petroleum.