Chinese Word: 煮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

煮HSK 5

Pinyin: zhǔ

English Definition: to cook; to boil

Chinese Definition:
①把东西放在水里，用火把水烧开：烹煮。煮饭。煮字(喻书生玩味文字)。煮豆燃箕(喻骨肉相残)。煮鹤焚琴(喻大煞风景的事)。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 火

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

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煮沸	zhǔ fèi	to boil
烹煮	pēng zhǔ	to cook; to boil
生米煮成熟饭	shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn	the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
煮豆燃萁	zhǔ dòu rán qí	burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
煮饭	zhǔ fàn	to cook

1		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She often boils soup.
2		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 zhǔ miàn tiáo 煮面条。 I like to eat cooked noodles.
3		wǒ huì 我会 zhǔ 煮 yì dà lì miàn 意大利面。 I can cook a dish of spaghetti.
4		zhè ge 这个 dàn 蛋 hái 还 méi 没 zhǔ shóu 煮熟。 This egg is not cooked yet.
5		tā 她 huì 会 yòng 用 chǎo guō 炒锅 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She can use a wok to make soup.

1		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She often boils soup.
2		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 chī 吃 zhǔ miàn tiáo 煮面条。 I like to eat cooked noodles.
3		wǒ huì 我会 zhǔ 煮 yì dà lì miàn 意大利面。 I can cook a dish of spaghetti.
4		zhè ge 这个 dàn 蛋 hái 还 méi 没 zhǔ shóu 煮熟。 This egg is not cooked yet.
5		tā 她 huì 会 yòng 用 chǎo guō 炒锅 zhǔ tāng 煮汤。 She can use a wok to make soup.