Chinese

zhǔ
Meaning: to cook; to boil
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example sentences

媽媽正在廚房煮麵。
妈妈正在厨房煮面。
Mom is cooking noodles in the kitchen.
水滾了,可以煮麵了。
The water is boiling, we can cook the noodles now.
晚餐的時候,媽媽煮了一鍋熱騰騰的湯。
At dinner time, Mom cooked a pot of steaming hot soup.
這碗粥煮得太稀了。
This bowl of porridge was cooked too thin.
奶奶煮了一碗豆腐湯。
Grandma cooked a bowl of tofu soup.

Usage Notes

Refers to cooking food in boiling water or liquid.

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