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Chinese dictionary
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v.fry; stir-fry; a way of cooking by putting oil in a hot wok or pan, adding ingredients and stirring quickly
我想吃炒米粉。
I want to eat fry rice-flour noodles.
糖炒栗子很好吃。
Chestnuts roasted in sand with brown sugar are delicious.
我需要一些黑酱油来炒面。
I need some dark soya sauce to fry noodles.
- 2
v.dialdismiss; fire; sack
只凭一面之词他就要炒我鱿鱼。
He's going to fire me over an allegation.
她想炒掉自家的管家。
She want to dismiss her housekeeper.
我觉得你不应该炒掉他。
I don't think that you should fire him.
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v.speculate (on the stock exchange, etc.); scalp
炒外汇
speculate in foreign exchange
炒证券
speculate on the stock exchange
炒股票
speculate on the stock market
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v.give (somebody or something) a boost through repeated media coverage; repeatedly give exposure to a scandal
丑闻被传媒炒得很热。
The scandal was highlighted by the media.
破产案早已被媒体炒得沸沸扬扬。
The case of bankruptcy has long been made into a public ruckus by media speculation.
新闻媒体爆炒歌星。
The news media is awash with publicity for a singer.
Words and phrases with 炒
- 炒热[word]boost the popularity through repeated media coverage; price gouging
- 炒肝[word]stew of pork liver and intestines with garlic and fermented bean paste, thickened with starch
- 炒面[word]fried noodles with shredded meat and vegetables; parched flour
- 炒勺[word]round-bottomed frying pan
- 炒饭[word]fry rice; fried rice
- 炒卖[word]resell at a profit
- 炒家[word]speculator
- 炒钢[word]wronght steel
- 炒更[word]be engaged in a second occupation in one's spare time
- 炒买炒卖[idiom]buy quick and sell quick
Chinese Characters with pinyin chǎo
- 吵noisy; make a noise