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薄荷油
bò he yóu
Pinyin
Definition
薄荷油
-
bò he yóu
peppermint oil
Character Decomposition
薄
艹
氵
十
用
丶
寸
荷
艹
亻
一
亅
口
油
氵
二
丨
凵
Related Words
(20)
加油
jiā yóu
1
to add oil
2
to top up with gas
3
to refuel
4
to accelerate
5
to step on the gas
6
(fig.) to make an extra effort
7
to cheer sb on
微薄
wēi bó
1
scanty
2
meager
油
yóu
1
oil
2
fat
3
grease
4
petroleum
5
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
6
oily
7
greasy
8
glib
9
cunning
刻薄
kè bó
1
unkind
2
harsh
3
cutting
4
mean
5
acrimony
6
to embezzle by making illegal deductions
加油站
jiā yóu zhàn
1
gas station
原油
yuán yóu
1
crude oil
单薄
dān bó
1
weak
2
frail
3
thin
4
flimsy
奶油
nǎi yóu
1
cream
2
butter
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
1
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
2
fig. to be extremely cautious
3
to be skating on thin ice
指甲油
zhǐ jia yóu
1
nail polish
柴米油盐
chái mǐ yóu yán
1
lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
2
fig. life's daily necessities
植物油
zhí wù yóu
1
vegetable oil
橄榄油
gǎn lǎn yóu
1
olive oil
机油
jī yóu
1
engine oil
汽油
qì yóu
1
gasoline
油价
yóu jià
1
oil (petroleum) price
油光
yóu guāng
1
glossy
2
gleaming
3
shiny (due to greasiness)
4
slick
5
greasy
6
oily
油条
yóu tiáo
1
youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
2
CL:根[gēn]
3
slick and sly person
油水
yóu shuǐ
1
grease
2
profit
3
ill-gotten gains
油漆
yóu qī
1
oil paints
2
lacquer
3
to paint
4
CL:層|层[céng]
Idioms
(20)
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
1
harsh and merciless (idiom)
厚古薄今
hòu gǔ bó jīn
1
to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚死薄生
hòu sǐ bó shēng
1
lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
2
fig. to live in the past (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
1
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
2
good preparation is the key to success
3
to be well prepared
喷薄欲出
pēn bó yù chū
1
to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
2
(of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
1
lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
2
fig. to be extremely cautious
3
to be skating on thin ice
妄自菲薄
wàng zì fěi bó
1
to be unduly humble (idiom)
2
to undervalue oneself
德薄能鲜
dé bó néng xiǎn
1
little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
日薄崦嵫
rì bó Yān zī
1
lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom)
2
fig. the day is drawing to an end
3
the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)
油光可鉴
yóu guāng kě jiàn
1
lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom)
2
lustrous
油然而生
yóu rán ér shēng
1
arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous
2
to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
滚油煎心
gǔn yóu jiān xīn
1
to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
1
to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
2
to enrage people and make matters worse
火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
1
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
2
to enrage people and make matters worse
穷家薄业
qióng jiā bó yè
1
poor and with few means of subsistance (idiom)
2
destitute
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
1
beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
荷枪实弹
hè qiāng shí dàn
1
(idiom) armed
2
carrying a loaded firearm
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
1
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
2
destitute
轻口薄舌
qīng kǒu bó shé
1
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
2
caustic and sharp-tongued
轻嘴薄舌
qīng zuǐ bó shé
1
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
2
caustic and sharp-tongued
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