烧卖
shāo mài
Pinyin

Definition

烧卖
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shāo mài
  1. shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
  2. also written 燒麥|烧麦[shāo mài]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

热卖
rè mài
  1. 1 to sell strongly
  2. 2 to be in great demand
燃烧
rán shāo
  1. 1 to ignite
  2. 2 to combust
  3. 3 to burn
  4. 4 combustion
  5. 5 flaming
烧
shāo
  1. 1 to burn
  2. 2 to cook
  3. 3 to stew
  4. 4 to bake
  5. 5 to roast
  6. 6 to heat
  7. 7 to boil (tea, water etc)
  8. 8 fever
  9. 9 to run a temperature
  10. 10 (coll.) to let things go to one's head
烧烤
shāo kǎo
  1. 1 barbecue
  2. 2 to roast
发烧
fā shāo
  1. 1 to have a high temperature (from illness)
  2. 2 to have a fever
卖
mài
  1. 1 to sell
  2. 2 to betray
  3. 3 to spare no effort
  4. 4 to show off or flaunt
串烧
chuàn shāo
  1. 1 to cook on a skewer
  2. 2 barbecued food on a skewer
  3. 3 shish kebab
低烧
dī shāo
  1. 1 a low fever (up to 38°C)
出卖
chū mài
  1. 1 to offer for sale
  2. 2 to sell
  3. 3 to sell out or betray
叉烧
chā shāo
  1. 1 char siu
  2. 2 barbecued pork
外卖
wài mài
  1. 1 to go
  2. 2 take out (relates to food bought at a restaurant)
专卖
zhuān mài
  1. 1 monopoly
  2. 2 exclusive right to trade
专卖店
zhuān mài diàn
  1. 1 specialty store
小卖部
xiǎo mài bù
  1. 1 kiosk
  2. 2 snack counter
  3. 3 retail department or section inside a larger business
拍卖
pāi mài
  1. 1 to auction
  2. 2 auction sale
  3. 3 to sell at a reduced price
火烧
huǒ shāo
  1. 1 to set fire to
  2. 2 to burn down
  3. 3 burning hot
  4. 4 baked cake
烧水
shāo shuǐ
  1. 1 to heat water
  2. 2 to boil water
烧纸
shāo zhǐ
  1. 1 to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
烧菜
shāo cài
  1. 1 to cook
烧卖
shāo mài
  1. 1 shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
  2. 2 also written 燒麥|烧麦[shāo mài]

Idioms (13)

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo
  1. 1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. 2 doing things at the last minute
  3. 3 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
  1. 1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. 2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
  1. 1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
火烧眉毛
huǒ shāo méi mao
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
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)
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
  1. 1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
砸锅卖铁
zá guō mài tiě
  1. 1 to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
蜡烛两头烧
là zhú liǎng tóu shāo
  1. 1 to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
  2. 2 to labor under a double burden
装疯卖傻
zhuāng fēng mài shǎ
  1. 1 to play the fool (idiom)
  2. 2 to feign madness
讨好卖乖
tǎo hǎo mài guāi
  1. 1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

Sample Sentences

虾饺、烧卖 、叉烧包。
xiājiǎo 、shāomài 、chāshāobāo 。
Steamed shrimp dumpling, stuffed pork dumpling, and barbecue pork stuffed buns.
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