zhá
炸
deep fry; blanch
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
deep fry; cook in boiling oil
formalStandard cooking term for deep-frying food.
Mā妈
ma妈
jīn今
tiān天
zhà炸
le了
wán丸
zi子
dāng当
yè夜
xiāo宵
。
Mom deep-fried meatballs for tonight's snack.
Jiē街
tóu头
xiǎo小
tān摊
de的
zhà炸
yóu油
tiáo条
xiāng香
qì气
pū扑
bí鼻
。
The fried dough sticks from the street stall smell wonderful.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhà炸
jī鸡
yào要
xiān先
yòng用
diàn淀
fěn粉
guǒ裹
yī一
xià下
zài再
zhà炸
。
You should coat this fried chicken with starch first before deep-frying.
Cān餐
tīng厅
de的
zhāo招
pái牌
cài菜
shì是
zhà炸
zhū猪
pái排
pèi配
shā沙
lā拉
。
The restaurant's signature dish is fried pork cutlet with salad.
Guò过
nián年
de的
shí时
hou候
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
huì会
zhà炸
nián年
gāo糕
。
Every family will fry rice cakes during the Spring Festival.
verb
blanch; scald briefly
dialectUsed in regional dialects to refer to quickly blanching vegetables in boiling water.
Zuò做
liáng凉
bàn拌
bō菠
cài菜
qián前
，
yào要
xiān先
bǎ把
bō菠
cài菜
zhà炸
yī一
xià下
qù去
chú除
cǎo草
suān酸
。
Before making cold spinach salad, you should blanch the spinach first to remove oxalic acid.