采油 (cǎi yóu) — to extract oil, to pump crude oil
Definition
采油 is an industrial term meaning 'to extract oil' — it pairs almost exclusively with 油田 ('oil field') as 油田采油, not used for everyday liquids.
verb
to extract oilto pump crude oil
Examples
- 采油。Zhè ge yóu tián yǐ jīng cǎi yóu shí duō nián le.This oil field has been extracting oil for over ten years.
- 。Tā men zài zhè piàn hǎi yù cǎi le sān nián yóu.They extracted oil in this sea area for three years.
- 采油。Xīn xíng cǎi yóu shè bèi dà dà tí gāo le xiào lǜ.The new oil extraction equipment greatly improved efficiency.
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