煎

jiān

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to pan fry
2. to sauté

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• 炒 chǎo 炒 chǎo to sauté 两者都涉及用油烹饪，但‘炒’是快速翻炒，而‘煎’是少油慢煎。: to sauté
• 炸 zhá 炸 zhá to deep fry ‘炸’是用大量热油炸食物，与‘煎’的少油烹饪方法不同。: to deep fry

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配：煎鸡蛋 (jiān jīdàn) – fried egg; 煎饼 (jiānbǐng) – a type of pancake.

Common mistakes

“煎”通常用于少油慢煎，不要与“炸”（大量油炸）混淆。

Example Sentences

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我喜欢 煎 鸡蛋当早餐。

I like to fry eggs for breakfast.

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Words Containing 煎

• 峇拉煎 峇拉煎 bā lā jiān: (loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)
• 滚油煎心 滚油煎心 gǔn yóu jiān xīn: to suffer mental anguish (idiom)
• 焙煎 焙煎 bèi jiān: to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)
• 煎炒 煎炒 jiān chǎo: to lightly fry
• 煎炸 煎炸 jiān zhá: to fry
• 煎炸油 煎炸油 jiān zhá yóu: frying oil
• 煎炸食品 煎炸食品 jiān zhá shí pǐn: fried food
• 煎熬 煎熬 jiān áo: to suffer
• 煎牛扒 煎牛扒 jiān niú bā: beef steak
• 煎蛋 煎蛋 jiān dàn: fried egg
• 煎蛋卷 煎蛋卷 jiān dàn juǎn: omelet
• 煎猪扒 煎猪扒 jiān zhū bā: pork steak
• 煎锅 煎锅 jiān guō: frying pan
• 煎饺 煎饺 jiān jiǎo: fried dumpling
• 煎饼 煎饼 jiān bǐng: jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe
• 熬煎 熬煎 áo jiān: suffering
• 生煎 生煎 shēng jiān: shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty
• 生煎包 生煎包 shēng jiān bāo: pan-fried dumpling