熬 meaning in English
to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
Meaning of 熬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
áo
- to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
- to endure
āo
- to simmer; to boil slowly
熬 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他经常在晚上熬夜。
He often stays up late at night.
我熬夜熬多久都行。
I can stay up as late as I want.
熬夜对身体不好。
Staying up is bad for your body.
早上，我十分后悔昨天熬夜到那么晚。
I thoroughly regretted staying up so late, come morning.
她以前常常熬夜。
She used to always stay up late.
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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 熬.
Questions about 熬
What does 熬 mean?
熬 (áo) means "to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 熬?
熬 is made of 1 character: 熬 (14 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 熬 an HSK word?
Yes. 熬 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.