炸 (zhà) — to deep fry (usually pronounced zhá); (colloquial) to blanch (a vegetable)
Definition
As a cooking verb pronounced zhá, 炸 means 'to deep-fry' or 'to blanch' (briefly boil vegetables). The HSK5 炸 (zhà) means 'to explode' — don't confuse the two pronunciations.
verb
to deep fry (usually pronounced zhá)(colloquial) to blanch (a vegetable)
Examples
- 炸。Bǎ qīng cài fàng jìn kāi shuǐ lǐ zhà yí xià.Put the greens into boiling water to blanch them.
- 炸。Xī lán huā zhà guò zhī hòu yán sè gèng hǎo kàn.After blanching, broccoli looks more colorful.
- 炸。zhà Bō cài de shí hou shuǐ lǐ kě yǐ jiā diǎn yán.When blanching spinach, you can add some salt to the water.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 6 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.