炒面
chǎo miàn
Pinyin

Definition

炒面
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chǎo miàn
  1. stir-fried noodles
  2. "chow mein"

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

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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老板，一盘炒面。
lǎobǎn ，yī pán chǎomiàn 。
Hey boss, can I have a plate of fried noodles?
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服务员，这个素炒面里头怎么有葱蒜啊？
fúwùyuán ，zhè ge sù chǎomiàn lǐtou zěnme yǒu cōngsuàn ā ？
Waiter, why is there spring onion and garlic in this vegetarian fried noodles?
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炒面
chǎomiàn
fried noodles
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我在学校食堂吃午饭，我吃了炒面，很不好吃。
wǒ zài xuéxiào shítáng chī wǔfàn ，wǒ chī le chǎomiàn ，hěn bù hǎochī 。
I ate lunch in the school cafeteria. I ate fried noodles. They were gross.
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炒面
chǎomiàn
fried noodles
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