Definition
煮 (zhǔ) means to cook food in boiling water (e.g., eggs, dumplings, soup). It differs from 开 (kāi) and 滚 (gǔn), which describe water coming to a boil (水开了, 水滚了), and from 烧 (shāo), which can mean to boil water but also to burn. 沸腾 (fèiténg) is the formal term for liquid boiling.
verb
to boilto cook (in boiling water)
Easily confused
- 赌dǔlook-aliketo gamble, to bet
- 住zhùsound-aliketo live; to stay; to reside
- 都dōulook-alike(adverb) all, both (indicates totality)
- 祝zhùsound-aliketo wish (someone something good)
- 猪zhūsound-alikepig
- 注zhùsound-alike(verb) to pour into, to inject, to infuse
- 驻zhùsound-alike(of troops, diplomats, etc.) to be stationed; to be posted
- 筑zhùsound-aliketo build, to construct (often in compounds or formal usage)
- 株zhūsound-alike(classifier) for trees and plants
- 拄zhǔsound-aliketo lean on (with a walking stick or cane); to prop on
Examples
- 煮。Wǒ zhǔ le sān gè jīdàn.I boiled three eggs.
- 煮。Māma zài chúfáng zhǔ tāng.Mom is making soup in the kitchen.
- 煮？zhǔ jiǎozi xūyào duō cháng shíjiān?How long does it take to boil dumplings?
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