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chǎo
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to sauté
  2. 2. to stir-fry
  3. 3. to speculate
  4. 4. to hype
  5. 5. to fire (sb)

Example Sentences

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你被 魷魚了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13261600)

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Words Containing 炒

炒鱿鱼
chǎo yóu yú

(coll.) to fire sb

生炒热卖
shēng chǎo rè mài

to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)

现炒现卖
xiàn chǎo xiàn mài

lit. to fry and sell on the spot

炒热
chǎo rè

to raise prices by speculation

炒信
chǎo xìn

(of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews)

炒蛋
chǎo dàn

scrambled eggs

炒菜
chǎo cài

to stir-fry

炒热气氛
chǎo rè qì fēn

to liven up the atmosphere

揽炒
lǎn chǎo

(Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction

拌炒
bàn chǎo

to stir-fry

炒面
chǎo miàn

stir-fried noodles

清炒
qīng chǎo

to stir-fry

炒勺
chǎo sháo

wok with a long handle

煸炒
biān chǎo

to stir-fry in a small quantity of oil

蛋炒饭节
dàn chǎo fàn jié

Fried Rice with Egg Festival, informally observed annually on November 25 as the anniversary of the death in 1950 of Mao Zedong's son Mao Anying, by people who are grateful that Mao's grip on China did not extend to a second generation (The younger Mao died in an American air raid in Korea, and, according to a popular account, his death was the result of cooking fried rice with egg, which produced smoke detected by US forces.)

热炒热卖
rè chǎo rè mài

lit. to sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned

熟炒
shú chǎo

to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked

炒菠菜
chǎo bō cài

stir-fried spinach

炒冷饭
chǎo lěng fàn

to stir-fry leftover rice

爆炒
bào chǎo

to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame

炒饭
chǎo fàn

fried rice

炒作
chǎo zuò

to hype

炒鸡蛋
chǎo jī dàn

scrambled eggs

炒锅
chǎo guō

wok

炒家
chǎo jiā

speculator

翻炒
fān chǎo

to stir-fry

煎炒
jiān chǎo

to lightly fry

炒气氛
chǎo qì fēn

to liven up the atmosphere

炒股票
chǎo gǔ piào

to speculate in stocks

炒房
chǎo fáng

to speculate in real estate

炒货
chǎo huò

roasted snacks (peanuts, chestnuts etc)

炒米
chǎo mǐ

fried rice

丁丁炒面
dīng dīng chǎo miàn

chopped fried noodles

炒股
chǎo gǔ

(coll.) to speculate in stocks

蒜苗炒肉片
suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn

stir-fried pork with garlic

炒地皮
chǎo dì pí

to speculate in building land

鸡蛋炒饭
jī dàn chǎo fàn

egg fried rice

炒更
chǎo gēng

to moonlight

炒汇
chǎo huì

to speculate in foreign currency