liàn
yóu

technical
verb

Meaning of 炼油

炼油 means to refine petroleum; to fractionate crude oil; to extract oil by heating; to render fat from oily materials. Pronounced liàn yóu.

  • to refine petroleum; to fractionate crude oil
  • to extract oil by heating; to render fat from oily materials
  • to heat animal or vegetable oil to make it edible; to clarify cooking oil

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
liàn
yóu
chǎng
měi
tiān
jiā
gōng
wàn
tǒng
yuán
yóu
 

This oil refinery processes fifty thousand barrels of crude oil every day.

Liàn
yóu
guò
chéng
yào
zài
gāo
wēn
gāo
xià
jìn
xíng
 

The oil refining process must be carried out under high temperature and high pressure.