麻油
má yóu
Pinyin

Definition

麻油
 - 
má 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
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
油漆
yóu qī
  1. 1 oil paints
  2. 2 lacquer
  3. 3 to paint
  4. 4 CL:層|层[céng]

Idioms (13)

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
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

Sample Sentences

三杯鸡是相当具有代表性的中菜之一，不同地方有不同的调味方式，以台式三杯鸡来说，所谓的三杯是一杯麻油、一杯酱油和一杯米酒。
sān bēi jī shì xiāngdāng jùyǒu dàibiǎoxìng de zhōngcài zhīyī ，bùtóng dìfang yǒu bùtóng de tiáowèi fāngshì ，yǐ tái shì sān bēi jī láishuō ，suǒwèi de sān bēi shì yī bēi máyóu 、yī bēi jiàngyóu hé yī bēi mǐ jiǔ 。
Three-cup-chicken is a signature Chinese dish, with different seasoning methods used in different places. In terms of Taiwanese Three-cup Chicken, the "three cups" are one cup of sesame oil, one cup of soy sauce and one cup of rice wine.
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麻油三大匙
máyóu sān dàchí
Three tablespoons of sesame oil
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热锅，放入麻油，把姜切成薄片，放入锅中，用中小火把姜片爆至干扁
rè guō ，fàng rù máyóu ，bǎ Jiāng qiēchéng báo piàn ，fàng rù guō zhōng ，yòng zhōng xiǎo huǒ bǎ Jiāng piàn bào zhì gān biǎn
Put the sesame oil in a hot saucepan, finely slice the ginger and add it to the pan and flash-fry it on a mid to low heat until it is dry and flat
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放点儿盐，麻油，生抽，醋，白糖和料酒。
fàng diǎnr yán ，máyóu ，shēngchōu ，cù ，báitáng hé liàojiǔ 。
Add a little salt, sesame oil, thin soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and cooking-wine.
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大蒜、麻油都不错。
dàsuàn 、máyóu dōu bùcuò 。
Garlic and sesame oil are both pretty good.
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