开锅 (kāi guō) — to boil (of liquid in a pot); to remove the lid from a cooking pot
Definition
In cooking, 开锅 literally means the pot is boiling — used when water or soup reaches a rolling boil, signaling it's time to add ingredients. Colloquial usage (often as 开锅了) is a kitchen cue, not a general term for boiling.
verb
to boil (of liquid in a pot)to remove the lid from a cooking pot
Examples
- 开锅，。Shuǐ kāi guō le, kě yǐ xià miàn tiáo le.The water is boiling; you can put the noodles in now.
- 。Děng tāng kāi le guō zài fàng yán.Wait until the soup has boiled before adding salt.
- ，。Guō kāi le, kuài bǎ huǒ guān xiǎo.The pot is boiling; quickly turn down the heat.
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