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Pronunciation |
: |
chǎo |
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Meaning |
: |
- to stir-fry. (v)
- to speculate. (v)
- to sack. (v)
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Radical |
: |
火 |
Strokes |
: |
8 |
Traditional |
: |
炒 |
Usage |
: |
1.4% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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: |
dish cooked to order; stir-fry |
2. |
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: |
Chinese fried noodles chow mein |
Sentences:
1. It is delicious to stir-fry meat dishes with vegetable oil. |
yòng |
qīng |
yóu |
chǎo |
de |
ròu |
hěn |
hào |
chī |
。 |
用 |
清 |
油 |
炒 |
的 |
肉 |
很 |
好 |
吃 |
。 |
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用 |
: |
use |
清油 |
: |
edible vegetable oil |
炒 |
: |
stir-fry |
的 |
: |
|
肉 |
: |
meat |
很 |
: |
very |
好吃 |
: |
delicious |
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2. He lost his fortune gambling on the stock exchange. |
tā |
yīn |
chǎo |
gǔ |
piào |
ér |
shī |
qù |
tā |
de |
cái |
chǎn |
。 |
他 |
因 |
炒 |
股 |
票 |
而 |
失 |
去 |
他 |
的 |
财 |
产 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
因 |
: |
because |
炒 |
: |
to speculate |
股票 |
: |
stock exchange; stock market |
而 |
: |
and |
失去 |
: |
lost |
他的 |
: |
his |
财产 |
: |
fortune |
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3. He was sacked by the boss. |
tā |
bèi |
lǎo |
bǎn |
chǎo |
le |
。 |
他 |
被 |
老 |
板 |
炒 |
了 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
被 |
: |
(particle) used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning |
老板 |
: |
boss |
炒 |
: |
fired |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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4. She was given her marching orders. |
tā |
bèi |
chǎo |
yóu |
yú |
le |
。 |
她 |
被 |
炒 |
鱿 |
鱼 |
了 |
。 |
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她 |
: |
she |
被 |
: |
(particle) used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning |
炒鱿鱼 |
: |
fired |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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