Hanzi Now
CharactersIdiomsChinese NameFlashcards
Tools

Visual content

  • Chinese Text Image GeneratorCreate PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
  • Stroke Order AnimatorTurn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
  • Character Highlight AnimatorChoose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
  • Chinese Text Morph AnimatorTurn one Chinese character, word or phrase into another; download SVG, MP4 or WebM

Audio content

  • Chinese Text to SpeechRead Chinese aloud with karaoke highlighting

Teaching materials

  • Writing WorksheetsPrintable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
  • Bingo CardsPicture and word Bingo for your class
  • Picture WorksheetsChinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Other

  • Pinyin GeneratorConvert Chinese text to pinyin with tone marks
  • Chinese Zodiac CalculatorFind your animal sign from your birth date and make a zodiac card.
  • Chinese Word CounterCount characters, words and sentences in Chinese text
View all tools →
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑
油光水滑

油光水滑 — “Sleek and glossy (describing surfaces or hair)”

油光水滑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sleek and glossy (describing surfaces or hair)”. (of a person's manner) slick and evasive, glib.

Frequency

油光水滑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

油光水滑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
油
yóu8oil, grease, paint
光
guāng6light, honor, bare, smooth, gone
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
滑
huá13smooth, slippery, slide

Example Sentence with 油光水滑

他这个人处事圆滑,总是油光水滑的,让人难以捉摸。
He is a very smooth operator, always slick and evasive in his dealings, making him hard to figure out.

Idioms Related to 油光水滑

Synonyms of 油光水滑

  • bā八miàn面líng玲lóng珑smooth and slick in social dealings

More idioms starting with 油

  • yóu油guāng光kě可jiàn鉴Sleek and lustrous
  • yóu油guāng光jīng晶liàng亮smooth, glossy, and radiant
  • yóu油zuǐ嘴yóu油shé舌glib and slick in speech
  • yóu油zuǐ嘴huá滑shé舌smooth-tongued and glib
  • yóu油zuǐ嘴gǒu狗shé舌glib, insincere, and vulgar talk
  • yóu油zuǐ嘴huā花chún唇glib-tongued and insincere
  • yóu油bì壁xiāng香chē车an elegant carriage for women
  • yóu油tóu头guāng光gùn棍a slick-haired dissolute bachelor
  • yóu油tóu头huá滑nǎo脑slick, glib, and cunning
  • yóu油tóu头huá滑liǎn脸slick, cunning, and glib
  • yóu油tóu头huá滑miàn面slick, cunning, and untrustworthy
  • yóu油tóu头fěn粉miàn面sleek hair and powdered face

Recommended tools

Stroke Order Animator

Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4

Open the tool →

Chinese Text Image Generator

Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes

Open the tool →

Picture Worksheets

Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Open the tool →

Bingo Cards

Picture and word Bingo for your class

Open the tool →

Questions about 油光水滑

What does 油光水滑 mean?

油光水滑 (yóu guāng shuǐ huá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Sleek and glossy (describing surfaces or hair)”.

How do you pronounce 油光水滑?

油光水滑 is pronounced yóu guāng shuǐ huá in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 油光水滑?

①形容光滑润泽。②形容人的圆滑、狡诈。

Hanzi Now

Explore the charm of Chinese language

Explore

  • Characters
  • Idioms
  • Chinese Names
  • Flashcards

Tools

  • Chinese Text Image Generator
  • Stroke Order Animator
  • Character Highlight Animator
  • Bingo Cards
  • Picture Worksheets
  • All Tools

More

  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2026 Hanzi NowContact Us