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to boil
cooking method
to cook
to cook
boiled egg
to hard-boil
to boil thoroughly
cooking pot
to stew
to cook
to boil
Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
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Do you want a boiled egg for breakfast?
Source: Tatoeba #13943520 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe cabbage that was this big becomes this small after being cooked.
Source: Tatoeba #13539994 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe cooked herself a good meal.
Source: Tatoeba #862871 · CC BY 2.0 FRI've made some coffee for us.
Source: Tatoeba #9963193 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe cooked us a delicious dinner.
Source: Tatoeba #1361957 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe made coffee for all of us.
Source: Tatoeba #891033 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.