炒

chǎo · chao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to sauté; to stir-fry
  2. to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp
  3. to hype up
  4. to sack; to fire (sb)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)能(néng)仅(jǐn)仅(jǐn)就(jiù)这(zhè)样(yàng)炒(chǎo)了(le)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)

We can't just fire Tom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yss123231 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

炒(chǎo)蔬(shū)菜(cài)时(shí),重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)是(shì)使(shǐ)用(yòng)不(bù)沾(zhān)锅(guō)。

When sautéing vegetables, it is important to use a non-stick pan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by megamanenm · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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