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加油

refuel

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jia1you2 • jiāyóu

Meaning

Primary

refuel

Hint

This is also used figuratively as a way of cheering someone on.

Mnemonic

To 加油 refuel a car, just 加 add some 油 oil and gas to it.

Usage

給 汽車 加油

refuel a car

飛機 要 在 上海 降落 加油。

The plane will land in Shanghai to refuel.