Definition
采油 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to extract oil'. The verb 采 and the object 油 can be separated when expressing duration, quantity, or complement, e.g. 采了三年油 ('extracted oil for three years'), 采不出油 ('can't extract oil'). The two syllables stay together in basic sentences like 工人们正在采油. You can also use 采油 as a noun modifier: 采油技术 ('oil extraction technology').
v.o.
to extract oilto pump crude oil
Examples
- 采油。Zhège yóutián yǐjīng cǎi yóu shí duō nián le.This oil field has been extracting oil for over ten years.
- 。Tāmen zài zhè piàn hǎiyù cǎi le sān nián yóu.They extracted oil in this sea area for three years.
- 采油。Xīnxíng cǎi yóu shèbèi dàdà tígāo le xiàolǜ.The new oil extraction equipment greatly improved efficiency.
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