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| Pronunciation |
: |
chǎo |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to stir-fry. (v)
- to speculate. (v)
- to sack. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
火 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
炒 |
| Usage |
: |
1.4% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
dish cooked to order; stir-fry |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 用 |
: |
use |
| 清油 |
: |
edible vegetable oil |
| 炒 |
: |
stir-fry |
| 的 |
: |
|
| 肉 |
: |
meat |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 好吃 |
: |
delicious |
|
| 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 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 因 |
: |
because |
| 炒 |
: |
to speculate |
| 股票 |
: |
stock exchange; stock market |
| 而 |
: |
and |
| 失去 |
: |
lost |
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 财产 |
: |
fortune |
|
| 3. He was sacked by the boss. |
| tā |
bèi |
lǎo |
bǎn |
chǎo |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
被 |
老 |
板 |
炒 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
| 4. She was given her marching orders. |
| tā |
bèi |
chǎo |
yóu |
yú |
le |
。 |
| 她 |
被 |
炒 |
鱿 |
鱼 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 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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