chāo
绰
grab; blanch; take quickly
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to grab; to snatch up
informalOften used to describe picking up an object quickly or starting a task immediately.
Tā他
wēi危
jí急
guān关
tóu头
chāo绰
qǐ起
yī一
gēn根
gùn棍
zi子
dǎ打
pǎo跑
le了
è恶
gǒu狗
。
He grabbed a stick to drive away the fierce dog in the critical moment.
Shàng上
bān班
kuài快
chí迟
dào到
le了
，
wǒ我
chāo绰
qǐ起
wài外
tào套
jiù就
chōng冲
chū出
jiā家
mén门
。
I was late for work, so I grabbed my coat and rushed out the door.
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Kàn看
dào到
duì队
yǒu友
yù遇
dào到
wēi危
xiǎn险
，
tā他
chāo绰
qǐ起
huó活
ér儿
jiù就
chōng冲
le了
shàng上
qù去
bāng帮
máng忙
。
Seeing his teammate in danger, he jumped right in to help without hesitation.
Mā妈
ma妈
chāo绰
qǐ起
cài菜
lán篮
zi子
jiù就
qù去
le了
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
。
Mom grabbed her vegetable basket and went to the market.
Gǎn赶
shí时
jiān间
de的
shí时
hou候
，
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
chāo绰
qǐ起
shǒu手
biān边
de的
gōng工
jù具
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
gàn干
huó活
。
When in a hurry, he always starts working with whatever tool is at hand.
verb
to blanch vegetables; same as 焯
technicalA culinary term, used to describe quickly boiling vegetables in boiling water before further cooking.
Zuò做
liáng凉
bàn拌
bō菠
cài菜
qián前
yào要
xiān先
chāo绰
yī一
xià下
qīng青
cài菜
。
You need to blanch the spinach first before making cold spinach salad.
Chú厨
shī师
chāo绰
le了
dòu豆
yá芽
yòng用
lái来
chǎo炒
ròu肉
。
The chef blanched the bean sprouts for stir-frying with pork.