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熬

āo · ao/áo · ao

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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āo 熬

  1. to boil; to simmer

áo 熬

  1. to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
  2. to endure
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Slow porridge

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)熬(áo)粥(zhōu)，要(yào)熬(áo)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I am making porridge. It needs to simmer for an hour.

  2. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)久(jiǔ)？

    That long?

  3. Dengdeng

    粥(zhōu)要(yào)慢慢(mànmàn)熬(áo)才(cái)好喝(hǎohē)。

    Porridge tastes good only if you simmer it slowly.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)可(kě)不(bù)想(xiǎng)熬夜(áoyè)等(děng)粥(zhōu)。

    I do not want to stay up late waiting for porridge.

  5. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)熬夜(áoyè)，明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)喝(hē)。

    No need to stay up. Drink it tomorrow morning.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)熬(áo)夜(yè)熬(áo)多(duō)久(jiǔ)都(dōu)行(xíng)。

I can stay up as late as I want.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)锅(guō)汤(tāng)要(yào)熬(áo)两(liǎng)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)才(cái)够(gòu)味(wèi)。

This pot of soup needs to simmer for two hours to be flavorful enough.

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