炒 - chǎo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 5 - Hard
8 strokes
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炒

chǎo

Definition

to fry
今天的晚餐是炒饭。

Tonight we're having fried rice.
to sauté
to stir-fry
to speculate
to hype
to fire (someone)

Character Decomposition

Related words (34)

炒作

chǎo zuò

to hype; to promote (in the media)

speculator

to speculate in real estate

to moonlight

to speculate in foreign currency

炒热

chǎo rè

hot (i.e. selling well); to raise prices by speculation; to hype

炒米

chǎo mǐ

fried rice; millet stir-fried in butter

炒股

chǎo gǔ

(coll.) to speculate in stocks

炒菜

chǎo cài

to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish

scrambled eggs

roasted snacks (peanuts, chestnuts etc)

wok; frying pan

(stir-fried) noodles; chow mein

fried rice

to stir-fry left-over rice; (fig.) to rehash the same story; to serve up the same old product

炒地皮

chǎo dì pí

to speculate in building land

炒股票

chǎo gǔ piào

to speculate in stocks

stir-fried spinach

fry squid; fried squid; stir-fried squid; to dismiss; to fire (coll.) ; to sack (coll.)

scrambled eggs

to stir-fry; to saute

stir-fried dish (Tw)

to lightly fry; to fry (lightly)

煸炒

biān chǎo

to stir-fry in a small quantity of oil

熟炒

shú chǎo

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

爆炒

bào chǎo

to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame; to conduct a media blitz; to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling

to stir-fry

(Tw) low-budget eatery

丁丁炒面

dīng dīng chǎo miàn

chopped fried noodles

热炒热卖

rè chǎo rè mài

(lit.) to sell hot food freshly cooked; fig. to teach what one has just learned; enthusiasm of the new convert

现炒现卖

xiàn chǎo xiàn mài

(lit.) to fry and sell on the spot; (fig.) (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school

鸡蛋炒饭

jī dàn chǎo fàn

egg fried rice

蒜苗炒肉片

suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn

stir-fried pork with garlic

西红柿炒鸡蛋

xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn

tomato and scrambled eggs; Tomato scrambled eggs

Idioms (1)

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)

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