Definition
黄油 primarily means 'butter' (the dairy product). In technical contexts, it can also refer to grease (lubricant) or tallow (rendered animal fat). The everyday meaning is butter; the other senses appear in specialized fields like chemistry or cooking.
n.
butter (dairy product)grease (lubricant)tallow (animal fat)
Examples
- 黄油。Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang chī miànbāo mǒ huáng yóu.I eat bread with butter every morning.
- 黄油。Zhè zhǒng huáng yóu kěyǐ yòng lái rùnhuá jīqì.This kind of grease can be used to lubricate machinery.
- ，黄油。Chuántǒng shàng, huáng yóu bèi yòng lái zhìzuò làzhú.Traditionally, tallow was used to make candles.
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