Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

to sauté; to stir-fry/to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp/to hype up/to sack; to fire (sb)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

chǎo

Bopomofo

ㄔㄠˇ

Jyutping

caau2

Example sentences

chǎo
媽媽在廚房裡炒菜。
妈妈在厨房里炒菜。

Mom is stir-frying vegetables in the kitchen.

nèn
這道炒牛肉口感非常嫩。
这道炒牛肉口感非常嫩。

This stir-fried beef tastes very tender.

炒作 chǎozuò
這部電影的宣傳過度炒作了。
这部电影的宣传过度炒作了。

The promotion for this movie hyped it up too much.

炒股 chǎogǔ
他在業餘時間喜歡炒股。
他在业余时间喜欢炒股。

He likes trading stocks in his spare time.

炒菜 chǎocài
爸爸炒菜的手藝非常出眾。
爸爸炒菜的手艺非常出众。

Dad's cooking skills are truly outstanding.

這口鍋是用來炒菜的。
这口锅是用来炒菜的。

This pot is used for stir-frying.

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