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熬

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verb HSK 7 #3,160

Meanings

  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to hold out
  3. 3 to cook on slow fire
  4. 4 to stay up late

Examples

他经常熬夜学习。
Tā jīngcháng áoyè xuéxí.
He often stays up late studying.
再熬几天就放假了。
Zài áo jǐ tiān jiù fàngjià le.
Just endure a few more days and it's vacation.
她在厨房熬粥。
Tā zài chúfáng áo zhōu.
She is cooking porridge in the kitchen.

Tips

usage
熬 has two main uses: 熬夜 (stay up late), and cooking by slow boiling (熬粥, 熬汤). Both share the idea of something taking a long time.
memory
Picture slowly cooking soup over fire (灬 at the bottom) — it takes patience to endure the wait.

Stroke Order

熬 áo