油脂 (yóu zhī) — oil and fat, grease (general term) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A technical/scientific umbrella term for oils and fats (animal 动物油脂 vs plant 植物油脂), used in chemistry, food science, and nutrition labels — broader and more formal than everyday 油.

noun

oil and fatgrease (general term)

Examples

油脂。
Zhè zhǒng yóu zhī kě yǐ yòng lái zuò cài.
This kind of oil can be used for cooking.
。
Dòng wù yóu zhī hé zhí wù yóu zhī bù yí yàng.
Animal fat and vegetable oil are different.
油脂。
Zhè zhǒng yóu zhī hán liàng hěn gāo.
This grease has a very high content.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

油 names oily substances and 脂 names fatty ones; together they form a general term for oil and fat.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵由油

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu油yóu

Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

月旨脂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

月Written in full as肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

旨

旨zhǐ脂zhī

Same sound today

The left 月 is meat, and the right 旨 gives the sound.

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