加油
jiā yóuㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: GIA DU
Traditional: 加油
HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 2
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
为/给 + someone + 加油: cheer someone on. 加油站 is a gas station.
Examples
加油!你一定能行!
jiā yóu! nǐ yí dìng néng xíng!
Come on! You can do it!
观众都在为他们加油。
guān zhòng dōu zài wèi tā men jiā yóu.
The crowd is cheering them on.
车快没油了,得去加油。
chē kuài méi yóu le, děi qù jiā yóu.
We're almost out of gas, we need to fill up.
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Stroke order
GIA · 5 strokes
Canada (abbr. for 大); surname Jia
DU · 8 strokes
oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
Related words
- 参加 cān jiā — to participate; to take part; to join
- 增加 zēng jiā — to raise; to increase
- 加班 jiā bān — to work overtime
- 加油站 jiā yóu zhàn — gas station
- 更加 gèng jiā — more (than sth else); even more
- 加工 jiā gōng — to process; processing; working (of machinery)
- 施加 shī jiā — to exert (effort or pressure)
- 加剧 jiā jù — to intensify