Definitions
- 1. to cook
- 2. to boil
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Collocations
煮 is often used with words like 煮饭 (cook rice), 煮汤 (make soup), 煮面 (cook noodles).
Common mistakes
Learners often confuse 煮 (boil/cook in water) with 蒸 (steam); 蒸饺子 (steam dumplings) vs 煮饺子 (boil dumplings).
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Words Containing 煮
househusband
boiled egg
Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
to cook
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
to boil
cooking method
to boil thoroughly
the cooked duck flew away (proverb)
to hard-boil (eggs)
boiled egg
egg timer
burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
cooking pot
to boil (food)
to cook
to stew
to cook
the rice is cooked
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth