擦油
cā yóu
Pinyin

Definition

擦油
 - 
cā yóu
  1. to oil
  2. to anoint

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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
jiā yóu zhàn
  1. 1 gas station
yuán yóu
  1. 1 crude oil
nǎi yóu
  1. 1 cream
  2. 2 butter
zhǐ jia yóu
  1. 1 nail polish
mó cā
  1. 1 friction
  2. 2 rubbing
  3. 3 chafing
  4. 4 fig. disharmony
  5. 5 conflict
  6. 6 also written 磨擦
  1. 1 to wipe
  2. 2 to erase
  3. 3 rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
  4. 4 to clean
  5. 5 to polish
cā gān
  1. 1 to wipe dry
cā liàng
  1. 1 to polish
cā shì
  1. 1 to wipe clean
cā xǐ
  1. 1 to clean (with water or alcohol)
  2. 2 to wipe and wash
  3. 3 to swab
  4. 4 to scrub
cā shēn ér guò
  1. 1 to brush past
chái mǐ yóu yán
  1. 1 lit. firewood, rice, oil and salt
  2. 2 fig. life's daily necessities
zhí wù yóu
  1. 1 vegetable oil
gǎn lǎn yóu
  1. 1 olive oil
jī yóu
  1. 1 engine oil
xiàng pí cā
  1. 1 eraser
  2. 2 rubber
  3. 3 CL:塊|块[kuài]
qì yóu
  1. 1 gasoline
yóu jià
  1. 1 oil (petroleum) price

Idioms (7)

摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
擦亮眼睛
cā liàng yǎn jīng
  1. 1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
  2. 2 to be on one's guard
  3. 3 to be clear-eyed
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

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