Korean word

주유

Pronunciation

Romanizationchuyu

Meaning

  • nounrefueling

Example

오늘 차에 주유를 했어요.o neul cha e chu yu reul hae sseo yo

I put gas in the car today.

Illustration for 주유 (refueling)

More examples

차에 기름이 없어져서 주유를 했어요.cha e ki reu mi eop sseo jeo seo chu yu reul hae sseo yo

The car ran out of fuel, so I refueled it.

Core concept

Fuel flows into a vehicle or machine's tank so it can operate.

Common phrases

  • 주유를 하다chu yu reul ha da

    refuel

  • 주유소에서chu yu so e seo

    at a gas station

Similar words

기름 넣기kireum neoki: Casually putting fuel into a car's tank with a pump nozzle.
충전chungjeon: Supplying an electric vehicle's battery with electrical power.
주유소chuyuso: A business or location where vehicles get fuel.

Definition in Korean

자동차나 기계의 연료탱크에 기름이나 연료를 넣는 일이나 작업cha dong cha na ki gye ui yeol lyo taeng keu e ki reu mi na yeol lyo reul neon neun i ri na cha geop

Word origin

It is a Sino-Korean compound formed from elements meaning pour and oil, later used for supplying fuel to vehicles and machines.

Usage tips

  • For an electric vehicle, the matching action is charging rather than refueling, so the two terms are not interchangeable.

Related words

  • 주유소chuyusogas stationnoun
  • 주유량chuyuryangfuel volumenoun
  • 주유비chuyubifuel costnoun

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