Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
炸
zhá, zhà
Description
"炸"有两个读音。读 zhá 的时候，是一种做饭的方法，把东西放进热油里做熟。
"炸" has two pronunciations. When read as zhá, it is a cooking method where food is cooked in hot oil.
读 zhà 的时候，意思是东西突然爆开。
When read as zhà, "炸" means something suddenly explodes.
Meanings
炸zhá
to deep-fry in hot oil
妈妈在厨房炸鸡。
Mom is frying chicken in the kitchen.
炸zhà
to explode; to blow up
那个气球炸了。
The balloon popped.
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Notes
- Reading
zhá means deep-fry (cooking); zhà means explode/blast — different tones, different meanings.
- Etymology
fire radical 火 shows both senses relate to fire, oil, and heat.
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