炒[chǎo]

动

1. stir-fry; sauté

♦ ~肉丝 stir-fried shredded pork

♦ ~黄瓜 sautéed cucumber

♦ ~鸡蛋 scrambled eggs

2. roast while stirring

♦ 糖~栗子 chestnuts roasted (in sand) with brown sugar

♦ ~花生 roasted peanuts

3. 口 speculate (on the stock exchange, etc.)

♦ ~股票(汇) speculate in shares (foreign exchange)

4. profiteer through buying and selling commodities in rapid succession

5. mount aggressive publicity, thereby raise the popularity of someone (e.g. a performer)

♦ 新闻媒介爆~歌星。 The news media is awash with publicity for a certain singer.