| 1 | 煮 | 煑 | zhǔ | zhu3 | to cook; to boil; variant of 煮 | | |
| 2 | 煮熟的鸭子飞了 | 煮熟的鴨子飛了 | zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le | zhu3 shu2 de5 ya1 zi5 fei1 le5 | the cooked duck flew away (proverb); (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers | | |
| 3 | 快煮壶 | 快煮壺 | kuài zhǔ hú | kuai4 zhu3 hu2 | electric kettle (Tw) | | |
| 4 | 煮蛋计时器 | 煮蛋計時器 | zhǔ dàn jì shí qì | zhu3 dan4 ji4 shi2 qi4 | egg timer | | |
| 5 | 煮硬 | 煮硬 | zhǔ yìng | zhu3 ying4 | to hard-boil (eggs) | | |
| 6 | 煮熟 | 煮熟 | zhǔ shóu | zhu3 shou2 | to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly | | |
| 7 | 煮茗操琴 | 煮茗操琴 | zhǔ míng cāo qín | zhu3 ming2 cao1 qin2 | to brew tea and play one's lute (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 煮开 | 煮開 | zhǔ kāi | zhu3 kai1 | to boil (food) | | |
| 9 | 煮海为盐 | 煮海為鹽 | zhǔ hǎi wéi yán | zhu3 hai3 wei2 yan2 | to boil seawater for salt (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 煮锅 | 煮鍋 | zhǔ guō | zhu3 guo1 | cooking pot | | |
| 11 | 煮沸 | 煮沸 | zhǔ fèi | zhu3 fei4 | to boil | | |
| 12 | 煮饭 | 煮飯 | zhǔ fàn | zhu3 fan4 | to cook | | |
| 13 | 煮法 | 煮法 | zhǔ fǎ | zhu3 fa3 | cooking method | | |
| 14 | 煮豆燃萁 | 煮豆燃萁 | zhǔ dòu rán qí | zhu3 dou4 ran2 qi2 | burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife | | |
| 15 | 炖煮 | 燉煮 | dùn zhǔ | dun4 zhu3 | Stew | | |
| 16 | 煮蛋 | 煮蛋 | zhǔ dàn | zhu3 dan4 | boiled egg | | |
| 17 | 水煮鱼 | 水煮魚 | shuǐ zhǔ yú | shui3 zhu3 yu2 | Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil | | |
| 18 | 水煮蛋 | 水煮蛋 | shuǐ zhǔ dàn | shui3 zhu3 dan4 | boiled egg; soft-boiled egg | | |
| 19 | 生米煮成熟饭 | 生米煮成熟飯 | shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn | sheng1 mi3 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 fan4 | the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 烧煮 | 燒煮 | shāo zhǔ | shao1 zhu3 | to cook | | |
| 21 | 烹煮 | 烹煮 | pēng zhǔ | peng1 zhu3 | to cook; to boil | | |
| 22 | 家庭煮夫 | 家庭煮夫 | jiā tíng zhǔ fū | jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu1 | househusband | | |
| 23 | 关东煮 | 關東煮 | guān dōng zhǔ | Guan1 dong1 zhu3 | oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth | | |
| 24 | 焚琴煮鹤 | 焚琴煮鶴 | fén qín zhǔ hè | fen2 qin2 zhu3 he4 | lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things | | |