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加油

jiā yóu

2-character word

What 加油 means

1. to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
2. to accelerate; to step on the gas
3. (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on

The characters in 加油

• 加jiāto add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 油yóuoil; fat; grease

Example sentences

• 加油！
  Jiāyóu!
  Go!
• 考试加油！
  Kǎoshì jiāyóu!
  Good luck on your test.
• 这里附近有没有加油站？
  Zhèlǐ fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu jiāyóuzhàn?
  Is there a gas station near here?
• 我们在下个加油站停一下。
  Wǒmen zài xià gè jiāyóuzhàn tíng yīxià.
  Let's stop at the next gas station.
• 你现在说这种话，只会火上加油。
  For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.
• 虽然明天好像会下雨，但我会加油的。
  Suīrán míngtiān hǎoxiàng huì xiàyǔ, dàn wǒ huì jiāyóu de.
  It looks like rain tomorrow, but I'll try my best.

Words starting with 加油

• 加油站jiā yóu zhàngas station
• 加油工jiā yóu gōnggas station attendant
• 加油枪jiā yóu qiāngfuel nozzle
• 加油添醋jiā yóu tiān cùto add interest (to a story); to sex up

Words containing 加油

• 火上加油huǒ shàng jiā yóuto add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation…