炊

chuī

Definitions

1. to cook food

Words Containing 炊

• 野炊 yě chuī: to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing)
• 巧妇难为无米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī: The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
• 炊事 chuī shì: cooking
• 炊事员 chuī shì yuán: cook
• 炊具 chuī jù: cooking utensils
• 炊器 chuī qì: cooking vessels (archaeology)
• 炊帚 chuī zhou: pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
• 炊烟 chuī yān: smoke from kitchen chimneys
• 炊爨 chuī cuàn: to light a fire and cook a meal
• 米已成炊 mǐ yǐ chéng chuī: lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)
• 食玉炊桂 shí yù chuī guì: food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)