zhǔ
煮
boil; cook in boiling water; surname
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to boil; to cook in boiling water
Most commonly used for cooking starchy foods like dumplings, noodles, or vegetables in boiling water, can also be used for sterilizing items.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
guō锅
lǐ里
zhǔ煮
jiǎo饺
zi子
。
Mom is boiling dumplings in the pot right now.
Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
zhǔ煮
yī一
wǎn碗
yáng阳
chūn春
miàn面
。
Please help me cook a bowl of plain noodle soup.
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Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
tǔ土
dòu豆
zhǔ煮
ruǎn软
hòu后
zài再
dǎo捣
suì碎
。
I need to boil these potatoes until soft before mashing them.
Yī医
yuàn院
yāo要
qiú求
suǒ所
yǒu有
shǒu手
shù术
qì器
xiè械
dōu都
yào要
chè彻
dǐ底
zhǔ煮
guò过
xiāo消
dú毒
。
Hospitals require all surgical instruments to be thoroughly boiled for sterilization.
Bié别
ràng让
guō锅
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
shāo烧
gān干
le了
，
jiǎo饺
zi子
hái还
zài在
zhǔ煮
zhe着
ne呢
。
Don't let the water in the pot boil dry, the dumplings are still cooking.
noun
surname Zhu
A common Chinese surname, ranked among the top 100 most common surnames in China.
Wǒ我
de的
tóng同
zhuō桌
xìng姓
Zhǔ主
，
jiào叫
Zhǔ主
Qiáng强
。
My deskmate's surname is Zhu, his name is Zhu Qiang.
Zhǔ主
lǎo老
shī师
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
bān班
zhǔ主
rèn任
。
Teacher Zhu is our head teacher.