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煎熬 meaning in English

jiān'áo

to suffer; to torture

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Meaning of 煎熬

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiān'áo
  1. to suffer
  2. to torture
  3. to torment
  4. ordeal
  5. suffering
  6. torture
  7. torment

煎熬 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men的de煎jiān熬áo过guò了le。
Their ordeal is over.

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煎 jiān · to pan fry · 13 strokes

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熬 áo · to cook on a slow fire · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 煎熬.

熬夜áoyèto stay up late or all night
煎饼jiānbǐngjianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe; pancake
难熬nán'áo(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
煎蛋jiāndànfried egg
煎蛋卷jiāndànjuǎnomelet
煎锅jiānguōfrying pan

Questions about 煎熬

What does 煎熬 mean?

煎熬 (jiān'áo) means "to suffer; to torture".

How do you write 煎熬?

煎熬 is made of 2 characters: 煎 (13 strokes), 熬 (14 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.