How to say “deep-fry” in Chinese
deep-fry
“Deep-fry” in Chinese is 炸, zhá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
炸 is read zhá. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 乍 zhà hints at the reading. Second reading: zhà, “to explode”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “炸”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 炸. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 妈妈在厨房炸鱼。māmazàichúfángzháyúMom is frying fish in the kitchen.
- 那座桥被敌人炸了。nàzuòqiáobèidírénzhàleThat bridge was blown up by the enemy.
- 那座桥被敌人炸2了nàzuòqiáobèidírénzhàleThat bridge was blown up by the enemy.
- 敌人炸2了城外的桥dírénzhàlechéngwàideqiáoThe enemy blew up the bridge outside the city.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Stir-fry, boil, stew”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “deep-fry” in Chinese?
“Deep-fry” in Chinese is 炸, pinyin zhá.
What does 炸 mean?
炸 (zhá) means “deep-fry”.
How do you write 炸?
炸 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 炸?
炸 is read zhá. Tones: zhá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“deep-fry” in the lesson “Stir-fry, boil, stew”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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