# 石油 (shíyóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 石油 (shíyóu) means “petroleum; oil”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: petroleum; oil
- Pinyin: shíyóu (shi2 you2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这个国家有丰富的石油资源。
  Zhège guójiā yǒu fēngfù de shíyóu zīyuán.
  This country is rich in oil resources.

## Characters

- 石 (shí): rock; stone
- [油](https://hanziro.com/word/you-oil/) (yóu): oil; fat

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-you-petroleum/

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