炒

chǎo

HSK 6freq #2197

Meanings

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chǎo

1.to sauté; to stir-fry
2.to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp
3.to hype up
4.to sack; to fire (sb)

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Wiktionary

1.to stir fry; to sauté
2.to sack; to fire (short for 炒魷魚 /炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú))
3.to speculate in
4.to crash
5.to perform badly (in a test or exam)
6.to win (someone)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sʰroːʔ): semantic 火 + phonetic 少 (OC *hmjewʔ, *hmjews).

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Stroke order

Components

炒火少

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Example sentences

秘书被炒了。
The secretary was dismissed.
你不能炒了我们。
You can't fire us.
您不能炒了我们。
You can't fire us.
你们不能炒了我们。
You can't fire us.
我差點就被炒魷魚了。
I almost got fired.
我知道怎麼做俄式炒牛肉片。
I know how to make beef stroganoff.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

炒作 to hype 炒股 (coll.) to speculate in stocks 熟炒 to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked 炒房 to speculate in real estate 炒信 (of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews)炒热 to raise prices by speculation 热炒 stir-fried dish (Tw)炒锅 wok 炒更 to moonlight 拌炒 to stir-fry 爆炒 to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame 揽炒 (Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction