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油
yóu
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- pinyin
- yóu
- simplified
- 油
- traditional
- 油
1 · noun
cooking oil
本批指烹饪用的食用油。
The source's oil is narrowed to cooking oil; petroleum and verb uses are excluded.
There is only a thin layer of cooking oil in the frying pan.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
平底锅里只放了一层薄薄的油。
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