熬
áo
to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
to endure
妈妈在厨房里熬粥，香味飘满了整个家。
māma zài chúfáng lǐ áo zhōu, xiāngwèi piāo mǎn le zhěnggè jiā。
Mom is in the kitchen slowly cooking porridge, and the aroma has filled the whole house.
这段日子很难过，但我们一定能熬过去。
zhè duàn rìzi hěn nánguò, dàn wǒmen yīdìng néng áo guòqù。
These days are very hard, but we will definitely be able to endure through them.
Words with 熬
难熬
nán áo
(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
多年媳妇熬成婆
duō nián xí fù áo chéng pó
see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xi2 fu4 ao4 cheng2 po2]
媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
煎熬
jiān áo
to suffer
熬出头
áo chū tóu
to break clear of all the troubles and hardships
熬夜
áo yè
to stay up late or all night
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
to stay up through the night (idiom)
熬煎
áo jiān
suffering
熬稃
āo fū
puffed grain
熬膏
áo gāo
to simmer to a paste
熬药
áo yào
to decoct medicinal herbs
熬头儿
áo tou r
(coll.) the reward of one's efforts