炒菜

chǎocài
  1. to stir-fry
  2. to do the cooking
  3. stir-fried dish

CEDICT

  1. stir-fried dish
  2. to stir-fry vegetables and meat; to make dishes

Wiktionary

烹製食物。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 炒 chǎo
  1. to sauté; to stir-fry
  2. to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp
  3. to hype up
  4. to sack; to fire (sb)
2 菜 cài
  1. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor
  2. (coll.) (one's) type

classifiers: 棵, 樣, 道, 盤

Containing this entry

炒菜鍋 chǎocàiguō

Related entries

拌炒 bànchǎo to stir-fry
清炒 qīngchǎo
  1. to stir-fry
  2. to saute
翻炒 fānchǎo to stir-fry
兩名女子揮舞著巨大的鍋鏟，不停地翻炒著盛滿咖哩醬汁的牛肉絲。

Two women wielding giant spatulas continuously stir a brimming wok of shredded beef simmering in curry sauce.

Source: Tatoeba

焌 qū
  1. to extinguish a burning object
  2. to singe sth with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette)
  3. to stir-fry
  4. to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food
熱炒 rèchǎo stir-fried dish (Tw)