Chinese Word: 熬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

熬Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic:敖 indicates the sound; 灬 (fire) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敖 [ áo ] to ramble, to play about; leisurely; surname
- 灬 [ huǒ ] fire

Similar Characters: 傲遨

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Pinyin: áo

English Definition:to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure

Chinese Definition:
①久煮：熬粥。熬药。
②忍受，耐苦支持：煎熬。熬夜。熬炼。
③古同“嗷”。

Example Words:

煎熬	jiān áo	to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment
难熬HSK 6	nán áo	hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering)
熬夜HSK 5	áo yè	to stay up late or all night
苦熬HSK 6	kǔ áo	to endure (years of suffering)
熬煎HSK 6	áo jiān	suffering; torture

Pinyin: āo

English Definition:to boil; to simmer

Chinese Definition:
①烹调方法，把蔬菜等放在水里煮：熬白菜。

Example Words:

puffed grain; popped wheat; popcorn

1		tā 她 cháng cháng 常常 wèi le 为了 gōng zuò 工作 áo yè 熬夜。 She often stays up late at night to work.
2		dà mā 大妈 shēng huó 生活 guī lǜ 规律， cóng bù 从不 áo yè 熬夜。 Grandma has a regular life and never stays up late.
3		tóu téng 头疼 kě néng 可能 shì 是 wǒ 我 áo yè 熬夜 le 了 de 的 yuán yīn 原因。 My headache might be due to staying up late.
4		wǒ 我 de 的 yī wèi 一位 péng you 朋友 xǐ huan 喜欢 áo yè 熬夜 kàn diàn yǐng 看电影。 One of my friends likes to stay up late watching movies at midnight.
5		gōng zuò 工作 hái 还 méi 没 zuò wán 做完， wǒ 我 děi 得 dāi huì r 待会儿 zài 再 áo yè 熬夜 I haven't finished my work yet. I have to stay up late later.

1		tā 她 cháng cháng 常常 wèi le 为了 gōng zuò 工作 áo yè 熬夜。 She often stays up late at night to work.
2		dà mā 大妈 shēng huó 生活 guī lǜ 规律， cóng bù 从不 áo yè 熬夜。 Grandma has a regular life and never stays up late.
3		tóu téng 头疼 kě néng 可能 shì 是 wǒ 我 áo yè 熬夜 le 了 de 的 yuán yīn 原因。 My headache might be due to staying up late.
4		wǒ 我 de 的 yī wèi 一位 péng you 朋友 xǐ huan 喜欢 áo yè 熬夜 kàn diàn yǐng 看电影。 One of my friends likes to stay up late watching movies at midnight.
5		gōng zuò 工作 hái 还 méi 没 zuò wán 做完， wǒ 我 děi 得 dāi huì r 待会儿 zài 再 áo yè 熬夜 I haven't finished my work yet. I have to stay up late later.