芝麻油
zhī ma yóu
Pinyin

Definition

芝麻油
 - 
zhī ma yóu
  1. sesame oil

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
油
yóu
  1. 1 oil
  2. 2 fat
  3. 3 grease
  4. 4 petroleum
  5. 5 to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
  6. 6 oily
  7. 7 greasy
  8. 8 glib
  9. 9 cunning
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax
加油站
jiā yóu zhàn
  1. 1 gas station
原油
yuán yóu
  1. 1 crude oil
奶油
nǎi yóu
  1. 1 cream
  2. 2 butter
密密麻麻
mì mi má má
  1. 1 numerous and close together
  2. 2 densely packed
  3. 3 thickly dotted
  4. 4 thick
  5. 5 dense
张柏芝
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
指甲油
zhǐ jia yóu
  1. 1 nail polish
柴米油盐
chái mǐ yóu yán
  1. 1 lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
  2. 2 fig. life's daily necessities
植物油
zhí wù yóu
  1. 1 vegetable oil
橄榄油
gǎn lǎn yóu
  1. 1 olive oil
机油
jī yóu
  1. 1 engine oil
汽油
qì yóu
  1. 1 gasoline
油价
yóu jià
  1. 1 oil (petroleum) price
油光
yóu guāng
  1. 1 glossy
  2. 2 gleaming
  3. 3 shiny (due to greasiness)
  4. 4 slick
  5. 5 greasy
  6. 6 oily
油条
yóu tiáo
  1. 1 youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
  3. 3 slick and sly person
油水
yóu shuǐ
  1. 1 grease
  2. 2 profit
  3. 3 ill-gotten gains

Idioms (17)

心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
  1. 1 lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
  2. 2 lustrous
油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng
  1. 1 arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
  2. 2 to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
滚油煎心
gǔn yóu jiān xīn
  1. 1 to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
  2. 2 to enrage people and make matters worse
火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
  1. 1 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
  2. 2 to enrage people and make matters worse
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝焚蕙叹
zhī fén huì tàn
  1. 1 lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
芝兰玉树
zhī lán yù shù
  1. 1 lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
陈谷子烂芝麻
chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma
  1. 1 lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán
  1. 1 The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2 small but complete in every detail

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