加油

jiā yóu
oil, refuel, make an all-out effort
verb

Example Sentences

我们要为比赛加油！
wǒmen yào wéi bǐsài jiāyóu ！
We need to cheer for the competition!
请给我的车加油。
qǐng gěi wǒde chē jiāyóu 。
Please refuel my car.
加油！你可以做到的！
jiāyóu ！ nǐ kěyǐ zuòdào de ！
Go for it! You can do it!

Individual Characters

加jiā
add, increase, put in
油yóu
oil, fat, grease

Words with similar meanings

努力nǔlì
to strive
More focused on the effort put into achieving something.
添油tiānyóu
to add fuel
A more literal expression of adding fuel, often used in contexts involving machinery.

Words Starting With 加

加油站jiā yóu zhàn
gas station
加班jiā bān
to work overtime
加剧jiā jù
to intensify; to sharpen; to accelerate; to aggravate; to exacerbate; to embitter
加工jiā gōng
to process; processing; working (of machinery)

Words Ending With 油

汽油qì yóu
gas; gasoline
酱油jiàng yóu
soy sauce
柴油chái yóu
diesel fuel
石油shí yóu
oil; petroleum

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