炒

The character "炒" has 8 strokes. "炒" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "炒" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "炒" are "chǎo" . View the stroke order of "炒">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "炒"

v.: fry; stir-fry; sauté; roast while stirring; speculate (on the stock exchange, etc); scalp; boost; give (sb or sth) a boost through repeated media coverage; repeatedly give exposure to a scandal; dismiss (sb from a job); fire; sack

• fry : v.油煎；油炸；油炒
• stir-fry : v.用旺火爆炒
• sauté : adj.炒的；煸的；嫩煎的
• scalp : n.头皮；秃山顶；秃岩；带发头皮；击败
• boost : v.推动；推进；偷窃；放大
• fire : n.火；射击；开火；炮火；火灾；热情；激情；光亮；光辉；敌意
• sack : n.麻袋；布袋；厚纸袋；塑料袋；大袋；宽松的衣服；床；开除；解雇；垒；擒抱枢纽前卫；洗劫；劫掠；萨克葡萄酒

Form words with "炒"

炒三鲜 stir-fried three delicacies

炒什件儿 fried giblets

炒米粉 fry rice-flour noodles

炒鸡丁 fry diced chicken;fried chicken cubes

炒鸡杂 fried chicken giblets

炒西瓜子 roasted watermelon seeds

炒黄瓜 sauté cucumber

炒外汇 speculate in foreign exchange

炒河粉 stir-fried rice noodles

停止恶炒 stop malicious publicity

炒某人的鱿鱼 sack sb

恶炒一部影片 overhype a movie

Example phrases using "炒"

• 如果你明天再迟到，我就炒你的鱿鱼。

  If you are late again tomorrow, I’ll give you the sack/you are gone.

• 炒石油股票使他大发其财。

  A venture in oil stock made his fortune.

• 被老板炒了，回家呗。

  Now that we are fired by the boss, let’s go home.

• 今天我炒了两个菜。

  I cooked/made/prepared two dishes today.

• 他的菜炒得还不赖。

  His cooking is fairly good. / He is a fairly good cook.

• 他炒了老板的鱿鱼。

  He upped and resigned on the boss.

• 我全身心投入结果却被炒了鱿鱼。

  I put my heart and soul into it and then got fired.

• 虽然你有不良记录，但我还是不信他们会炒你鱿鱼。

  Your record's bad, but it's doubtful they'll give you the bullet.

• 用胡萝卜、花椰菜和花茎甘蓝烹炒，然后将所有这些趁热端上。

  Use carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli, and serve the whole business hot.

• 这是很有趣的过程。鸡蛋炒好了。

  That will be a thing of joy. So the scrambled egg is done.