熬 áo

cook down, to boil; endure

HSK 5 #2705

DEFINITIONS

熬 áo
  • to cook on a slow fire
  • to extract by heating
  • to decoct
  • to endure
熬 āo
  • to boil
  • to simmer

STROKES

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WORDS

熬夜 áo yè
HSK 5
to stay up late or all night
煎熬 jiān áo to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment
多年媳妇熬成婆 duō nián xí fù áo chéng pó see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xi2 fu4 ao4 cheng2 po2]
多年媳婦熬成婆 duō nián xí fù áo chéng pó see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xi2 fu4 ao4 cheng2 po2]
媳妇熬成婆 xí fù áo chéng pó lit. 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
媳婦熬成婆 xí fù áo chéng pó lit. 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
熬出头 áo chū tóu to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
熬出頭 áo chū tóu to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè to stay up through the night (idiom)
熬煎 áo jiān suffering; torture
熬稃 āo fū puffed grain; popped wheat; popcorn
熬膏 áo gāo to simmer to a paste
熬药 áo yào to decoct medicinal herbs
熬藥 áo yào to decoct medicinal herbs
熬头儿 áo tou r (coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel
熬頭兒 áo tou r (coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel
苦熬 kǔ áo to endure (years of suffering)
难熬 nán áo hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering)
難熬 nán áo hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering)
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