熬

āo · ao/áo · ao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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āo 熬

  1. to boil; to simmer

áo 熬

  1. to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
  2. to endure

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)熬(áo)夜(yè)熬(áo)多(duō)久(jiǔ)都(dōu)行(xíng)。

I can stay up as late as I want.

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02

这(zhè)锅(guō)汤(tāng)要(yào)熬(áo)两(liǎng)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)才(cái)够(gòu)味(wèi)。

This pot of soup needs to simmer for two hours to be flavorful enough.

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