加油
jiā​yóu HSK2

to refuel

加油 jiā//yóu
to refuel verb + noun
To add fuel or lubricant to a vehicle or machine; to top up with gas.

我去加点油，好吗？

wǒ qù jiā diǎn yóu, hǎo ma?

I'm going to get some gas, okay?

to make an extra effort; go! verb
To work harder or put in more energy; used as an exclamation to cheer someone on or encourage them (e.g., "Come on!", "Go!").

我们都为你加油。

wǒ​men dōu wèi nǐ jiā yóu.

We're all rooting for you.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
131.5 per million appears in 22% of films
Written text
91.9 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 2

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)