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煮

zhǔ · zhu

Traditional 煑

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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zhǔ 煮

  1. to cook
  2. to boil

zhǔ 煑

  1. variant of 煮 (zhǔ)
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)煮(zhǔ)鸡蛋(jīdàn)，你(nǐ)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

    I'm boiling eggs. Want one?

  2. Liangliang

    要(yào)煮(zhǔ)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long do they boil?

  3. Dengdeng

    水(shuǐ)开(kāi)了(le)以后(yǐhòu)，再(zài)煮(zhǔ)八(bā)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    After the water boils, boil them eight more minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    八(bā)？我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)煮(zhǔ)了(le)十八(shíbā)分钟(fēnzhōng)了(le)！

    Eight? I already boiled mine for eighteen!

  5. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)鸡蛋(jīdàn)可以(kěyǐ)当(dāng)石头(shítou)了(le)！

    That egg can be a stone now!

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2 examples
01

闻(wén)起(qǐ)来(lái)好(hǎo)香(xiāng)喔(ō)。你(nǐ)在(zài)煮(zhǔ)什(shén)么(me)？

This smells great! What are you cooking?

Tatoeba: Chinese by kanaorange · English by szaby78 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

栗(lì)子(zi)至(zhì)少(shǎo)要(yào)煮(zhǔ)15分(fēn)钟(zhōng)。

Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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