HanTrace

加油

jiāyóu

“To add oil” in Chinese is 加油 (jiāyóu).

Meaning

  • 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

Example

考试加油!

Good luck on your test.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

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