输油 (shū yóu) — (verb-object) to transport oil, to convey petroleum

Definition

A verb-object word specifically for transporting oil or petroleum through pipelines, ships, or other carriers — a technical/industrial term, not general 'transport'.

verb
(verb-object) to transport oilto convey petroleum

Examples

  • 输油。
    Zhè tiáo guǎn dào měi tiān dōu néng shū yóu.
    This pipeline can transport oil every day.
  • ，。
    Tā men qù nián shū guò liǎng cì yóu, dōu hěn shùn lì.
    They transported oil twice last year, both smoothly.
  • ，。
    Cóng gǎng kǒu dào liàn yóu chǎng, shū yí cì yóu xū yào sān tiān.
    From the port to the refinery, one shipment of oil takes three days.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

输shūtransport
油yóuoil

输 (transport) and 油 (oil) combine to mean conveying oil through pipes or tankers.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輸; 输 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
俞
俞yú輸shū
Same sound today

The traditional form 輸 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 俞 for sound; 車 shows the meaning.

Open 输 →

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

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.

Open 油 →

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