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jiāyóu
| English Definition | 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 somebody on |
| Simplified Script | 加油 |
| Traditional Script | Same |
| Pinyin | jiāyóu |
| Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi) | Same |
| Zhuyin (Bopomofo) | ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ |
| Cantonese (Jyutping) | gaa1jau4 |
| Part of Speech | (动宾式) verb object |
| Proficiency Test Level | HSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4 |
| 加 | jiā | to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to something or somebody previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (somebody); to give (support, consideration etc) to (something); abbr. for Canada 加拿大; (Chinese surname) |
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning |
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