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Definition

to sauté/to stir-fry/to speculate/to hype/to fire (sb)

Example

As a Verb

fry; stir-fry; sauté

1
Chǎofěn
炒米粉

fry rice-flour noodles

2
Chǎo
dīng
鸡丁

fry diced chicken

3
Chǎo
dàn
鸡蛋

scramble eggs

4
Chǎo
huángguā
黄瓜

sauté cucumber

As a Verb

roast while stirring

5
Táng
chǎo
zi
栗子

chestnuts roasted in sand with brown sugar

6
Chǎo
huāshēng
花生

roasted peanuts

7
Chǎo
guā
西瓜子

roasted watermelon seeds

As a Verb

speculate (on the stock exchange, etc); scalp

8
Chǎo
shíyóu
石油
piào
股票
shǐ
使
cái
  

A venture in oil stock made his fortune.

9
Chǎo
zhèngquàn
证券

speculate on the stock exchange/market

10
Chǎo
wàihuì
外汇

speculate in foreign exchange

As a Verb

boost; give (sb or sth) a boost through repeated media coverage; repeatedly give exposure to a scandal

11
Huángshì
皇室
chǒuwén
丑闻
bèi
chuánméi
传媒
chǎo
de
hěn
  

The royal scandal was highlighted by the media./The royal scandal was getting a lot of exposure.

As a Verb

dismiss (sb from a job); fire; sack