āo
熬
boil vegetables
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
boil vegetables in water; blanch
neutralUsed specifically for cooking vegetables, tofu or other light ingredients by boiling them in water.
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.
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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.