āo熬
熬
HSK 7-9
common
verb
Meaning of 熬
熬 means boil vegetables in water; blanch. Pronounced āo. HSK 7-9.
- boil vegetables in water; blanch
Character Info
Radical灬
Strokes10
Components
敖
灬
Stroke Order
熬
Definitions & Examples
Mā妈
ma妈
jīn今
tiān天
āo熬
le了
bái白
cài菜
pèi配
mán馒
tou头
。
Mom boiled cabbage to go with steamed buns today.
Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
shàn擅
cháng长
āo熬
dòu豆
fǔ腐
,
kǒu口
gǎn感
tè特
bié别
nèn嫩
huá滑
。
This restaurant is good at boiling tofu, which has a particularly smooth and tender texture.
Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
āo熬
bō菠
cài菜
de的
shí时
hou候
jiā加
yī一
diǎn点
suàn蒜
mò末
。
I like to add a little minced garlic when boiling spinach.
Nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
bǎ把
yóu油
mài麦
cài菜
fàng放
jìn进
kāi开
shuǐ水
lǐ里
āo熬
yī一
xià下
zài再
liáng凉
bàn拌
。
You can put lettuce into boiling water to blanch it before making cold salad.
Zhè这
dào道
āo熬
dōng冬
guā瓜
tāng汤
qīng清
dàn淡
yòu又
hǎo好
hē喝
。
This boiled winter melon soup is light and delicious.