jiān

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  • 1

    v.fry in shallow oil without stirring

    • ròu jiān de tài nèn le

      The meat was fried too lightly.

    • jī dàn zhèng zài guō li jiān zhe

      鸡蛋

      The eggs were frying in the pan.

    • jiān yú yào yòng màn huǒ

      We should use slow fire to fry fish.

    synonym
  • 2

    v.decoct; simmer in water

    • jiān yào

      boil medicine

    synonym
  • 3

    measure word(used for a number of decoctions) decoction

    • èr jiān

      second decoction

    • zhè bìng chī yī jiān yào jiù néng hǎo

      One decoction will cure the disease.

Words and phrases with 煎

Similar-form characters to 煎

Chinese Characters with pinyin jiān

  • hard; a heavily fortified point
  • supervise; prison
  • space between; within a definite time or space
  • shoulder; take on
  • simultaneously; hold/do two or more jobs concurrently