做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook syn 厨师 廚師 chú shī cook / chef syn 编造 編造 biān zào to compile / to draw up / to fabricate / to invent / to concoct / to make up / to cook up syn 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry syn 料理 liào lǐ to arrange / to handle / to cook / cuisine / art of cooking syn 厨子 廚子 chú zi cook syn 煮饭 煮飯 zhǔ fàn to cook syn 烹调 烹調 pēng tiáo to cook syn 下厨 下廚 xià chú to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook syn 做菜 zuò cài to cook / cooking syn 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble syn 烹制 pēng zhì to cook / to prepare (food) syn 炊事员 炊事員 chuī shì yuán cook / kitchen worker syn 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 煮熟 zhǔ shóu to boil thoroughly / to cook thoroughly 串烧 串燒 chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer / barbecued food on a skewer / shish kebab / (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence / sequence of songs / medley 烧菜 燒菜 shāo cài to cook 回锅 回鍋 huí guō to cook again / to rewarm food syn 掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef syn 烧煮 燒煮 shāo zhǔ to cook 烧 燒 shāo to burn / to cook / to stew / to bake / to roast / to heat / to boil (tea, water etc) / fever / to run a temperature / (coll.) to let things go to one's head syn 煮 zhǔ to cook / to boil syn 熬 áo to cook on a slow fire / to extract by heating / to decoct / to endure syn 涮 shuàn to rinse / to trick / to fool sb / to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) syn 库克 庫克 kù kè Cook (name) / Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer 煲 bāo to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan syn 焖 燜 mèn to cook in a covered vessel / to casserole / to stew syn 烩 燴 huì to braise / to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water syn 烹 pēng to boil / to brew (tea) / to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce / (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times) syn 馏 餾 liù to steam / to cook in a steamer / to reheat cold food by steaming it syn 伙夫 huǒ fū mess cook (old) syn 炊 chuī to cook food syn 罗织 羅織 luó zhī to frame sb / to cook up imaginary charges against sb syn 庖厨 庖廚 páo chú kitchen / cook / chef syn 炝 熗 qiàng to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc / to briefly stir-fry (meat, chopped spring onions etc), then add to other ingredients and cook further syn 爨 cuàn cooking-stove / to cook 烀 hū to cook in a small quantity of water syn 从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 伙计 伙計 huǒ ji partner / fellow / mate / waiter / servant / shop assistant syn 助手 zhù shǒu assistant / helper syn 助理 zhù lǐ assistant syn 帮手 幫手 bāng shǒu helper / assistant syn 副手 fù shǒu assistant syn 店员 店員 diàn yuán shop assistant / salesclerk / salesperson syn 二手 èr shǒu indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant 专员 專員 zhuān yuán assistant director / commissioner syn 助教 zhù jiào teaching assistant 左右手 zuǒ yòu shǒu left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man syn 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 羽翼 yǔ yì wing / (fig.) assistant syn 营业员 營業員 yíng yè yuán clerk / shop assistant / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager / to assist in managing 副主任 fù zhǔ rèn deputy director / assistant head 导购 導購 dǎo gòu shopper's guide / shop assistant / sales staff 副部长 副部長 fù bù zhǎng assistant (government) minister 掌上电脑 掌上電腦 zhǎng shàng diàn nǎo handheld computer / PDA (personal digital assistant) / Pocket PC 制片 製片 zhì piàn to produce a film / to make a movie / assistant producer / (Tw) film producer 副经理 副經理 fù jīng lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 行政助理 administrative assistant 个人助理 個人助理 gè rén zhù lǐ Personal Assistant 副理 fù lǐ deputy director / assistant manager 女店员 女店員 nǚ diàn yuán salesgirl / female shop assistant 副 fù secondary / auxiliary / deputy / assistant / vice- / abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb / classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions syn 佐 zuǒ to assist / assistant / aide / to accompany syn 库克群岛 庫克群島 kù kè qún dǎo Cook Islands 沈国放 沈國放 shěn guó fàng Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005) 佴 èr assistant syn 巧妇难为无米之炊 巧婦難為無米之炊 qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom) / You won't get anywhere without equipment. 焚琴煮鹤 焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes / fig. to waste valuable resources / to destroy wantonly beautiful things 理货员 理貨員 lǐ huò yuán shop assistant / warehouse assistant 信息技术助理 information technology assistant / IT assistant 助理档案保管员 zhù lǐ dàng àn bǎo guǎn yuán Assistant Archivist / Archives Assistant 儿基会助理代表 兒基會助理代表 Assistant UNICEF Representative / UNICEF assistant representative 助理署长特别助理 助理署長特別助理 Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator 执行助理特别助理 執行助理特別助理 Special Assistant to the Executive Assistant 助理秘书长特别助理 助理秘書長特別助理 Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-General 主管政策规划助理秘书长特别助理 主管政策規劃助理秘書長特別助理 Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning PA P A public area attendant (tasked with cleaning the public areas of a hotel) / marketing assistant / sales assistant 饎 chì food / to cook 厨司 廚司 chú sī (dialect) cook / chef 濩 huò cook / dashing of water 库克山 庫克山 kù kè shān Mt Cook on New Zealand South Island, national park and highest peak 库克船长 庫克船長 kù kè chuán zhǎng Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British navigator and explorer 炆 wén (Cantonese) to simmer / to cook over a slow fire 烹煮 pēng zhǔ to cook / to boil 焗 jú (dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake 炼丹八卦炉 煉丹八卦爐 liàn dān bā guà lú eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality / symbol of the alchemist's art / Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble 煮豆燃萁 zhǔ dòu rán qí burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom) / to cause internecine strife syn 阿瓦鲁阿 阿瓦魯阿 ā wǎ lǔ ā Avarua, capital of the Cook Islands 炊爨 chuī cuàn to light a fire and cook a meal 野炊 yě chuī to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing) / cookout 厨娘 廚娘 chú niáng female cook 下锅 下鍋 xià guō to put into the pot (to cook) 馇 餷 chā to cook and stir (animal feed) / (coll.) to simmer (porridge etc) syn 做账 做賬 zuò zhàng to keep the books / to do the accounts / (in context) to cook the books 壁助 bì zhù help / assistant 掌握电脑 掌握電腦 zhǎng wò diàn nǎo PDA / Personal Digital Assistant 个人数字助理 個人數字助理 gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ personal digital assistant (PDA) 协管员 協管員 xié guǎn yuán assistant manager / steward 