加油

• 拼音: jiā yóu
• 汉字拆解: 加 (jiā) — to add; 油 (yóu) — oil, fuel

含义

Come on!; keep it up!; to refuel. An encouraging cheer or the act of adding fuel.

Most commonly used as an exclamation of encouragement, like 'you can do it!' Also literally means to add oil or fuel, as at a gas station. One of the most frequently used cheering expressions in Chinese.

例句

1. 加油！你一定能做到！
2. 比赛的时候大家都在喊加油。
3. 车没油了，我们去加油吧。

用法指南

语境: encouragement, sports, everyday

语气: energetic, positive

正确说法

• 明天考试，加油！(The exam is tomorrow — good luck!)
• 加油，快到了！(Keep going — we're almost there!)

错误说法

• 不要在别人很难过的时候只说加油 (When someone faces a serious difficulty, just saying 加油 may sound dismissive — offer real support or comfort)

起源与历史

Compound of 加 (to add) and 油 (oil, fuel). Originally meant to refuel, later adopted as an encouraging cheer — the metaphor of adding fuel to keep going.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal