炮[bāo]

动

1. quick-fry; sauté

♦ ~羊肉 quick-fried mutton

2. dry by heat

♦ 湿衣服搁在热炕上, 一会儿就~干了。 Put the damp clothes on a hot kang and they'll soon dry.

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炮[páo]
动[中]prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

♦ ~姜 roasted ginger

另见 bāopào

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炮[pào]
名

1. big gun; cannon; artillery piece

2. bombard (the earliest kind of cannon throwing stone balls)

3. firecracker

♦ 鞭炮

4. a blasthole filled with dynamite

5. cannon, one of the pieces in Chinese chess

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