Definition
炒饭 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词): the verb 炒 ('to fry/stir-fry') and the object 饭 ('rice') can split when you add aspect markers, duration, or complements. You say 炒了饭 ('fried rice'), 炒过饭 ('have fried rice'), or 炒一碗饭 ('fry a bowl of rice'). It also commonly refers to the dish 'fried rice' (as in 蛋炒饭, 'egg fried rice'), but as a v.o. its core meaning is the action of cooking rice by stir-frying. When ordering in a restaurant, 要一份炒饭 means 'I'd like a serving of fried rice.'
v.o.
(verb-object) to fry riceto make fried rice
Examples
- 炒饭。Māma zài chúfáng chǎo fàn.Mom is frying rice in the kitchen.
- ，。Tā chǎo le yì wǎn fàn, jiā le jīdàn hé huǒtuǐ.He fried a bowl of rice and added eggs and ham.
- 炒饭，。Zhè jiā diàn de chǎo fàn hěn hǎochī, xià cì wǒmen zài lái.This restaurant's fried rice is delicious; we'll come again next time.
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