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English translations
cooking oil, edible oil
Chinese characters:
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食用油 ( shiyongyou / shíyòngyóu ) is composed of these characters:
食 (shi)
, 用 (yong)
, 油 (you)
The traditional Chinese characters of shíyòngyóu are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 食用油 ( shiyongyou / shíyòngyóu ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Chaoshi li de shiyongyou dazhe le.
Chāoshì lǐ de shíyòngyóu dǎzhé le. – English translation: Cooking oil is on sale at the supermarket.