炒菜 (chǎo cài) — stir-fried dish; stir-frying (as a cooking method)
Definition
A 离合词 (separable verb): 炒 and 菜 can split, as in 炒一份菜. As a noun it means a stir-fried dish; as a verb phrase it means to stir-fry.
noun
stir-fried dishstir-frying (as a cooking method)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 炒菜。Jīn tiān zhōng wǔ wǒ diǎn le yí fèn chǎo cài.I ordered a stir-fried dish for lunch today.
- 炒菜。chǎo cài Bǐ zhǔ cài gèng shěng shí jiān.Stir-frying saves more time than boiling.
- 炒菜。Zhè jiā cān guǎn de chǎo cài wèi dào bú cuò.The stir-fried dishes at this restaurant taste good.
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