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蚱

Character · VerbTraditional炸

deep-fry; fry in oil

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to deep-fry; to fry in oil

Cooking method. Distinct from 炒 (stir-fry) which uses less oil.

Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
zhá炸
yú鱼
 。

Mom is frying fish in the kitchen.

Yóu油
tiáo条
shì是
zhá炸
chū出
lái来
de的
 。

You tiao (fried dough sticks) are made by deep-frying.

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Zhè这
dào道
pái排
gǔ骨
xū需
yào要
xiān先
zhá炸
zài再
dùn炖
 。

These pork ribs need to be deep-fried first, then stewed.

2.

verb

to scald; to burn (from hot liquid or steam)

dialect

Colloquial usage in some dialects.

Xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
ràng让
kāi开
shuǐ水
zhá炸
zhe着
shǒu手
 。

Be careful not to scald your hand with boiling water.