Chinese Word: 煲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

煲

Pinyin: bāo

English Definition: to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan

Chinese Definition:
①壁较陡直的锅：沙煲。电饭煲。
②用煲煮或熬：煲饭。煲粥。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic:保 indicates the sound; 火 (fire) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 保 [ bǎo ] to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
- 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage

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电饭煲	diàn fàn bāo	rice cooker
煲汤	bāo tāng	to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time
煲电话粥	bāo diàn huà zhōu	to talk endlessly on the phone
箍煲	gū bāo	to heal the breach (Cantonese)
海陆煲	hǎi lù bāo	sea and land hotpot (Jiangsu specialty)

1		bù jiǔ qián 不久前 tā 她 dài 带 Heather qù 去 chī 吃 xiā 虾 bāo 煲。 Not long ago she took Heather to a shrimp boil.
2		rú guǒ 如果 wǒ 我 jīn tiān 今天 hé 和 péng you 朋友 bāo 煲 diàn huà zhōu 电话粥， nà 那 huì 会 zěn yàng 怎样？ What if today I phoned a friend just to chat?
3		shí wù 食物、 bāo 煲、 chǔ shuǐ qì 储水器 hé 和 qí tā 其他 fēi 非 shí wù 食物 de 的 wù zī 物资， bāng 帮 le 了 wǒ men 我们 bù shǎo 不少。 The food and pots, water container, and other non-food items have been a big help to us.
4		yī míng 一名 nǚ xìng 女性 shuō 说， tā 她 zhèng hé 正和 nán péng you 男朋友 bāo 煲 diàn huà zhōu 电话粥， xiàn lù 线路 tū rán 突然 duàn 断 le 了。 One woman reported talking on the phone to her boyfriend when the line went dead.
5		měi cì 每次 tā 他 kàn dào 看到 wǒ 我， wǒ 我 bú shi 不是 zài 在 dà tīng 大厅 gēn 跟 rén 人 liáo tiān 聊天， jiù shì 就是 zài 在 bāo 煲 diàn huà 电话。 Every time he saw me, I was either chatting with someone in the lobby or talking on the telephone.

1		bù jiǔ qián 不久前 tā 她 dài 带 Heather qù 去 chī 吃 xiā 虾 bāo 煲。 Not long ago she took Heather to a shrimp boil.
2		rú guǒ 如果 wǒ 我 jīn tiān 今天 hé 和 péng you 朋友 bāo 煲 diàn huà zhōu 电话粥， nà 那 huì 会 zěn yàng 怎样？ What if today I phoned a friend just to chat?
3		shí wù 食物、 bāo 煲、 chǔ shuǐ qì 储水器 hé 和 qí tā 其他 fēi 非 shí wù 食物 de 的 wù zī 物资， bāng 帮 le 了 wǒ men 我们 bù shǎo 不少。 The food and pots, water container, and other non-food items have been a big help to us.
4		yī míng 一名 nǚ xìng 女性 shuō 说， tā 她 zhèng hé 正和 nán péng you 男朋友 bāo 煲 diàn huà zhōu 电话粥， xiàn lù 线路 tū rán 突然 duàn 断 le 了。 One woman reported talking on the phone to her boyfriend when the line went dead.
5		měi cì 每次 tā 他 kàn dào 看到 wǒ 我， wǒ 我 bú shi 不是 zài 在 dà tīng 大厅 gēn 跟 rén 人 liáo tiān 聊天， jiù shì 就是 zài 在 bāo 煲 diàn huà 电话。 Every time he saw me, I was either chatting with someone in the lobby or talking on the telephone.