加油(jiā yóu): to add oil
HSK 22 characters
to add oil
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 加油 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- jiā yóu
- Meaning
- to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
加油 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 加油 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
虽然明天好像会下雨，但我会加油的。
suī rán míng tiān hǎo xiàng huì xià yǔ dàn wǒ huì jiā yóu de
It looks like rain tomorrow, but I'll try my best.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 加油 — tap one to open its word page.
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