炒
chǎo
Pinyin

Definition

炒
 - 
chǎo
  1. to sauté
  2. to stir-fry
  3. to speculate
  4. to hype
  5. to fire (sb)

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)
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
翻炒
fān chǎo
  1. 1 to stir-fry
拌炒
bàn chǎo
  1. 1 to stir-fry
清炒
qīng chǎo
  1. 1 to stir-fry
  2. 2 to saute
炒冷饭
chǎo lěng fàn
  1. 1 to stir-fry leftover rice
  2. 2 fig. to rehash the same story
  3. 3 to serve up the same old product
炒勺
chǎo sháo
  1. 1 wok with a long handle
  2. 2 wok spatula
  3. 3 ladle
炒汇
chǎo huì
  1. 1 to speculate in foreign currency
炒地皮
chǎo dì pí
  1. 1 to speculate in building land
炒家
chǎo jiā
  1. 1 speculator
炒米
chǎo mǐ
  1. 1 fried rice
  2. 2 millet stir-fried in butter
炒货
chǎo huò
  1. 1 roasted snacks (peanuts, chestnuts etc)
炒鱿鱼
chǎo yóu yú
  1. 1 (coll.) to fire sb
  2. 2 to sack sb

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

有一间公司的股票涨得很快，但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”，这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
yǒu yī jiān gōngsī de gǔpiào zhǎng de hěn kuài ，dànshì yào xiǎoxīn “tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu ”，zhè kěnéng zhǐshì yīshí de chǎozuò éryǐ 。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.
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再给我一盘炒米粉。
zài gěi wǒ yī pán chǎo mǐfěn 。
Please give me a bowl of stir-fried rice noodles as well.
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就算这样，楼还是一直盖、地皮还是继续炒，实在是不懂，到底都是哪些人从中得利呀？
jiùsuàn zhèyàng ，lóu háishì yīzhí gài 、dìpí háishì jìxù chǎo ，shízàishì bù dǒng ，dàodǐ dōu shì nǎxiē rén cóngzhōng dé lì ya ？
Even still, they keep building apartments and speculating on land, I really don't understand, who is profiting from all this?
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这十几年来资金氾滥、利率太低让一堆人炒房，政府对高房价却束手无策。
zhè shíjǐ nián lái zījīn fànlàn 、lìlǜ tài dī ràng yīduīrén chǎofáng ，zhèngfǔ duì gāo fángjià què shùshǒuwúcè 。
In the last decade or two there has been an inundation of capital, and low interest rates have led to a lot of people speculating in real estate. So the government is powerless against high house prices.
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好说好说，还不是我女儿说独奏气氛不够，硬是把我拉上去唱，我呢，就是负责炒热气氛的。
hǎoshuō hǎoshuō ，háibùshì wǒ nǚér shuō dúzòu qìfen bùgòu ，yìngshì bǎ wǒ lā shàngqù chàng ，wǒ ne ，jiùshì fùzé chǎo rè qìfen de 。
You flatter me. It was my daughter who said that if she played alone, it would be a dull atmosphere. She forced me on stage to sing. So it was my job to get a good atmosphere going.
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我最受不了软软烂烂的意大利面了，还不如吃炒面。
wǒ zuì shòubuliǎo ruǎnruǎn lànlàn de Yìdàlìmiàn le ，hái bùrú chī chǎomiàn 。
I really can't stand pasta that's soft and mushy, you'd be better to just eat fried noodles.
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哈哈，吃完这一大盘炒饭，马上就变胖了。
hāhā ，chī wán zhè yī dà pán chǎofàn ，mǎshàng jiù biàn pàng le 。
Haha. After eating this big plate of stir-fried rice, I am going to gain weight immediately.
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老板，一盘炒面。
lǎobǎn ，yī pán chǎomiàn 。
Hey boss, can I have a plate of fried noodles?
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可以点一些炒热气氛的歌
kěyǐ diǎn yīxiē chǎorè qìfēn de gē
You can order some more upbeat songs.
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好，听说这儿的兄是炒鸡蛋套吃！
hǎo ，tīngshuō zhèr de xiōng shì chǎo jīdàn tào chī ！
OK, I hear the brother is (xiong shi) fried egg here set (tao) eat!
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