"boil" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 开 開 | to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format | syn | |
| 沸腾 沸騰 | (of a liquid) to boil / (of sentiments etc) to boil over / to flare up / to be impassioned | syn | |
| 滚 滾 | to boil / to roll / to take a hike / Get lost! | syn | |
| 煮 | to cook / to boil | syn | |
| 熬 | to boil / to simmer | syn | |
| 涫 | (classical) to boil | ||
| 翻滚 翻滾 | to roll / to boil | syn | |
| 煮沸 | to boil | ||
| 滚开 滾開 | to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) | syn | |
| 烧开 燒開 | to boil | ||
| 汽化 | to boil / to vaporize | ||
| 烧 燒 | 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 | |
| 沸 | to boil | syn | |
| 烹 | 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 | |
| 瘩 | sore / boil / scab | ||
| 疱 皰 | pimple / acne / blister / boil / ulcer | ||
| 疖 癤 | pimple / sore / boil | syn | |
| 疔 | boil / carbuncle | syn | |
| 瀹 | to cleanse / to boil | syn | |
| 烹煮 | to cook / to boil | ||
| 煮开 煮開 | to boil (food) | ||
| 滚沸 滾沸 | (of a liquid) to boil | syn | |
| 疖 癤 | pimple / sore / boil / Taiwan pr. [jie2] | syn | |
| 疖子 癤子 | (medicine) boil / furuncle / knot (in wood) | syn |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 下面 下麵 | to boil noodles | syn | |
| 涌起 | to well up / to boil out / to bubble forth / to spurt | ||
| 煮熟 | to boil thoroughly / to cook thoroughly | ||
| 烧水 燒水 | to heat water / to boil water | ||
| 开锅 開鍋 | to season a wok / to take the lid off a pot / (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil / (fig.) to become rowdy | syn | |
| 民怨沸腾 民怨沸騰 | seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over | syn | |
| 兔死狗烹 | lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose | syn | |
| 练 練 | to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk | syn | |
| 爆 | to explode or burst / to quick fry or quick boil | syn | |
| 炝 熗 | 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 | |
| 汆 | quick-boil / to boil for a short time | ||
| 湅 | to boil raw silk (to soften and clean it) | ||
| 烋 | to boil or fumigate | ||
| 哪壶不开提哪壶 哪壺不開提哪壺 | lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom) / to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point | ||
| 民怨鼎沸 | seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over | ||
| 潽 | to boil over | ||
| 煮硬 | to hard-boil (eggs) | ||
| 趾疔 | boil on the toe | ||
| 暗疔 | axillary furuncle / armpit boil |