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Meaning of 炒

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Setting
炒HSK 5
Pinyin: chǎo
English Definition: to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb)
Chinese Definition:
①把东西放在锅里搅拌着弄熟：炒菜。炒米。炒面。炒冷饭(喻办事不讲效率，说话做事只是简单地重复过去，没有新的内容)。炒鱿鱼(方言，因鱿鱼一炒就卷起来，因以借指卷铺盖，解雇。亦简作“炒”)。
②倒买倒卖：炒黄鱼(指倒买倒卖黄金)。炒地皮。炒买炒卖(指对股票外汇的买卖)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 火
Pictophonetic:少 indicates the sound; 火 (fire) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
    • 少 [ shǎo ] few, little; less; inadequate
Similar Characters: 杪 砂
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Example Words
炒作 chǎo zuò to hype; to promote (in the media)
炒菜HSK 5 chǎo cài to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish
炒股 chǎo gǔ (coll.) to speculate in stocks
炒面 chǎo miàn stir-fried noodles; "chow mein"
炒米HSK 5 chǎo mǐ fried rice; millet stir-fried in butter
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Example Sentences
1
tā
她
huì
会
yòng
用
chǎo guō
炒锅
zhǔ tāng
煮汤
。
She can use a wok to make soup.
2
wǒ xǐ huān
我喜欢
chī
吃
bào chǎo
爆炒
niú ròu
牛肉
。
I love to eat stir-fried beef.
3
kàn lai
看来
tā
他
hěn
很
shàn cháng
擅长
chǎo cài
炒菜
。
It seems like he's really good at stir-frying dishes.
4
zhè jiā
这家
cān tīng
餐厅
de
的
chǎo fàn
炒饭
hěn
很
hào chī
好吃
。
The fried rice at this restaurant is delicious.
5
zhè
这
dào
道
cài
菜
xū yào
需要
yòng
用
chǎo guō
炒锅
biān chǎo
煸炒
。
This dish needs to be stir-fried in a wok.
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