采油 (cǎi yóu) — to extract oil, to pump crude oil

Définition

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

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.
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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.