爆炒
bào chǎo
Pinyin

Definition

爆炒
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bào chǎo
  1. to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame
  2. to conduct a media blitz
  3. to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

炒
chǎo
  1. 1 to sauté
  2. 2 to stir-fry
  3. 3 to speculate
  4. 4 to hype
  5. 5 to fire (sb)
爆
bào
  1. 1 to explode or burst
  2. 2 to quick fry or quick boil
爆炸
bào zhà
  1. 1 explosion
  2. 2 to explode
  3. 3 to blow up
  4. 4 to detonate
爆发
bào fā
  1. 1 to break out
  2. 2 to erupt
  3. 3 to explode
  4. 4 to burst out
爆竹
bào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
劲爆
jìng bào
  1. 1 (coll.) awesome
  2. 2 stunning
  3. 3 electrifying
  4. 4 breathtaking
  5. 5 (originally Cantonese)
  6. 6 also pr. [jìn bào]
引爆
yǐn bào
  1. 1 to cause to burn
  2. 2 to ignite
  3. 3 to detonate
  4. 4 a fuse
弱爆
ruò bào
  1. 1 (slang) weak
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 subpar
  4. 4 sucks
打爆
dǎ bào
  1. 1 to blow out
  2. 2 to blow off
  3. 3 (computer games) to zap
  4. 4 (phone) to ring off the hook
  5. 5 to be jammed
  6. 6 to max out (credit card etc)
火爆
huǒ bào
  1. 1 fiery (temper)
  2. 2 popular
  3. 3 flourishing
  4. 4 prosperous
  5. 5 lively
炒作
chǎo zuò
  1. 1 to hype
  2. 2 to promote (in the media)
炒股
chǎo gǔ
  1. 1 (coll.) to speculate in stocks
炒菜
chǎo cài
  1. 1 to stir-fry
  2. 2 to do the cooking
  3. 3 stir-fried dish
炒蛋
chǎo dàn
  1. 1 scrambled eggs
炒锅
chǎo guō
  1. 1 wok
  2. 2 frying pan
炒饭
chǎo fàn
  1. 1 fried rice
  2. 2 (slang) (Tw) to have sex
炒面
chǎo miàn
  1. 1 stir-fried noodles
  2. 2 "chow mein"
煸炒
biān chǎo
  1. 1 to stir-fry in a small quantity of oil
爆出
bào chū
  1. 1 to burst out
  2. 2 to appear unexpectedly
  3. 3 to break (media story)
爆料
bào liào
  1. 1 to make explosive allegations

Idioms (1)

生炒热卖
shēng chǎo rè mài
  1. 1 to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)

Sample Sentences

这你可说对了！就拿猪来说吧，在吃货的眼中，它的全身上下可都是宝啊！比如北京的炒肝，就是用猪肝做原料。上海人喜欢的爆炒腰花，就是用猪腰做的。
zhè nǐ kě shuō duì le ！jiù ná zhū láishuō ba ，zài chīhuò de yǎnzhōng ，tā de quánshēn shàngxià kě dōushì bǎo a ！bǐrú Běijīng de chǎogānr ，jiùshì yòng zhūgānr zuò yuánliào 。Shànghǎirén xǐhuan de bàochǎoyāohuā ，jiùshì yòng zhūyāo zuò de 。
You've got it! Take a pig for instance. In the eyes of a foodie, it's whole body from top to bottom is a treasure! For example there's Beijing fried liver which uses pig liver as an ingredient. Shanghainese people like baochaoyaohua, which is made with pig's kidney.
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爆炒的时候火很大，也很快，炒的时间很短。
bàochǎo de shíhou huǒ hěn dà ，yě hěn kuài ，chǎo de shíjiān hěn duǎn 。
When flash frying, high heat is used and it's very quick. The frying time is very short.
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爆炒
bàochǎo
flash fried, stir fried over high heat
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爆炒腰花
bàochǎo yāohuā
flash fried kidneys
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爆炒猪肝
bàochǎo zhū gān
flash fried pig liver
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