Chinese symbol for “refuel”
加油
jiā yóu
to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
The closest CC-CEDICT match for refuel is 加油 (jiā yóu), defined as: to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 加油.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise; to increase |
| 加入 | jiā rù | to become a member; to join |
| 加强 (加強) | jiā qiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 加上 | jiā shàng | to add; plus; in addition; moreover |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 汽油 | qì yóu | gasoline |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.