炒
chǎo
to sauté; to stir-fry
to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp; to hype up; to sack; to fire (sb)
妈妈在厨房炒菜，香味飘满了整个家。
māma zài chúfáng chǎo cài, xiāngwèi piāo mǎn le zhěnggè jiā。
Mom is stir-frying vegetables in the kitchen, and the aroma has spread through the whole house.
他因为工作表现太差，被老板炒了。
tā yīnwèi gōngzuò biǎoxiàn tài chà, bèi lǎobǎn chǎo le。
He was fired by his boss because his work performance was too poor.
Words with 炒
鸡蛋炒饭
jī dàn chǎo fàn
egg fried rice
丁丁炒面
dīng dīng chǎo miàn
chopped fried noodles
快炒店
kuài chǎo diàn
(Tw) low-budget eatery
拌炒
bàn chǎo
to stir-fry
扬州炒饭
yáng zhōu chǎo fàn
Yangzhou fried rice, featuring scrambled egg, diced vegetables and multiple proteins – typically shrimp and barbecued pork
揽炒
lǎn chǎo
(Hong Kong) to seek mutual destruction
清炒
qīng chǎo
to stir-fry
炒作
chǎo zuò
to hype
炒信
chǎo xìn
(of a business operator) to inflate one's reputation by dishonest means (e.g. posting fake reviews)
炒冷饭
chǎo lěng fàn
to stir-fry leftover rice
炒勺
chǎo sháo
wok with a long handle
炒汇
chǎo huì
to speculate in foreign currency