Definition
炸 (zhà) here means 'to deep fry' or 'to blanch (a vegetable in boiling water)'. The cooking sense is distinct from 炸 (zhà) 'to explode' and 爆 (bào) 'to quick-fry/explode' — 炸 (zhà) is the only one used for deep frying or blanching greens.
verb
to deep fry (usually pronounced zhá)(colloquial) to blanch (a vegetable)
Easily confused
- 炼liànlook-aliketo refine (skills, writing, etc.)
- 扎zhāsound-aliketo tie; to bind; to bundle
- 灰huīlook-alike(noun) ash; dust; lime (powdery substance)
- 渣zhāsound-alikedregs, residue
- 榨zhàsound-aliketo press, to squeeze (juice, oil)
- 闸zhásound-alike(noun) brake (on a vehicle)
Examples
- 炸。Bǎ qīngcài fàng jìn kāishuǐ lǐ zhà yíxià.Put the greens into boiling water to blanch them.
- 炸。Xīlánhuā zhà guò zhīhòu yánsè gèng hǎokàn.After blanching, broccoli looks more colorful.
- 炸。zhà bōcài de shíhou shuǐ lǐ kěyǐ jiā diǎn yán.When blanching spinach, you can add some salt to the water.
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