焦油 (jiāo yóu) — tar

Definition

Examples

• 香烟里有很多焦油，对身体不好。
  Xiāng yān lǐ yǒu hěn duō jiāo yóu, duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo.
  There is a lot of tar in cigarettes, which is bad for your health.
• 工人用焦油来铺路。
  Gōng rén yòng jiāo yóu lái pū lù.
  Workers use tar to pave roads.
• 化工厂排放的焦油污染了河水。
  Huà gōng chǎng pái fàng de jiāo yóu wū rǎn le hé shuǐ.
  The tar discharged by the chemical plant polluted the river water.