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熬

áo

cook down, to boil; endure

Shadow
Strokes
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Radical
火
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6
Tone
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Example sentences

  • 你最好不要熬夜。

    Nǐ zuì hǎo bù yào áo yè

    You had better not stay up late.

  • 熬夜对身体不好。

    Áo yè duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo

    Staying up is bad for your body.

  • 她以前常常熬夜。

    Tā yǐ qián cháng cháng áo yè

    She used to always stay up late.

  • 我又熬夜了。

    Wǒ yòu áo yè le

    I stayed up all night again.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 熬

  • 熬áo 2to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
  • 熬夜áo yè 2–4 to stay up late or all night
  • 熬āo 1to boil; to simmer