油腻
Old HSK 6
油腻 (yóunì) · greasy
油腻 (yóunì) means “greasy; oily”. It is written with 2 characters: 油 (oil) + 腻 (greasy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 油腻 is built
The characters
油 yóu · oil
What 油 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 由yóu — cause
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 由 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
腻 nì · greasy
What 腻 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 贰èr — two (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
- 弋yì — to catch
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
这个菜太油腻了。Zhège cài tài yóunì le.This dish is too greasy.
生病时最好别吃油腻的东西。Shēngbìng shí zuìhǎo bié chī yóunì de dōngxi.It's best to avoid greasy food when you're ill.
Questions about 油腻
What does 油腻 mean?
油腻 (yóunì) means “greasy; oily”.
How do you pronounce 油腻?
油腻 is pronounced yóunì.
Which HSK level is 油腻?
油腻 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 加油jiāyóucome on!
- 石油shíyóuoil
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàngas station
- 汽油qìyóugasoline
- 酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce
- 油炸yóuzháto deep-fry
- 柴油cháiyóudiesel fuel
- 油漆yóuqīpaint
- 油yóuoil
Learn 油腻 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 220: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.