熬
to boil, to simmer; to endure pain; to simmer; to boil slowly; to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
- Strokes
- 14
- Pinyin
- áo, āo
Parts
Words with 熬
- 煎熬jiān áo · jianaoto suffer; to torture; to torment
- 熬夜áo yè · aoyeto stay up late or all night
- 熬煎áo jiān · aojiansuffering; torture
- 熬稃āo fū · aofupuffed grain; popped wheat; popcorn
- 熬膏áo gāo · aogaoto simmer to a paste
- 熬药áo yào · aoyaoto decoct medicinal herbs
- 苦熬kǔ áo · kuaoto endure (years of suffering)
- 难熬nán áo · nanao(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
- 熬出头áo chū tóu · aochutouto break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
- 熬头儿áo tou r · aotour(coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel
- 熬更守夜áo gēng shǒu yè · aogengshouyeto stay up through the night (idiom)
- 媳妇熬成婆xí fù áo chéng pó · xifuaochengpolit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom); fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor; what goes around comes around