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煎 jiān

to pan-fry

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
灬
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 前灬 ⿱前灬

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 妈妈正在厨房里煎鸡蛋。
    Māma zhèngzài chúfáng lǐ jiān jīdàn.
    Mom is frying eggs in the kitchen.
    mom currently kitchen inside fry egg
  2. 这条鱼要煎多久才好吃？
    Zhè tiáo yú yào jiān duōjiǔ cái hǎochī?
    How long does this fish need to be fried to taste good?
    this (measure) fish need fry how-long only-then delicious (question)
  3. 你能帮我煎一下这块牛排吗？
    Nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiān yīxià zhè kuài niúpái ma?
    Can you help me fry this steak for a bit?
    you can help me fry a-bit this (measure) steak (question)
  4. 这块豆腐不用煎，直接煮就行。
    Zhè kuài dòufu bùyòng jiān, zhíjiē zhǔ jiù xíng.
    This tofu doesn't need to be pan-fried; just boil it directly.
    this (measure) tofu no-need fry, directly boil then okay
  5. 早上他总喜欢在家里煎两个鸡蛋当早餐。
    Zǎoshang tā zǒng xǐhuan zài jiālǐ jiān liǎng gè jīdàn dāng zǎocān.
    In the mornings he always likes to pan-fry two eggs at home for breakfast.
    morning he always like at home fry two (measure) egg as breakfast

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