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hotpot
electric rice cooker
a big wok
to put into the pot
pressure cooker
to season a wok
to cook again
dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
pot
top of a kitchen range
the bottom of a pot or pan
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The food at this hot pot restaurant tastes really good. Let's come here again next time.
Source: Tatoeba #3537634 · CC BY 2.0 FRI just opened the lid, and a foul smell filled my nose.
Source: Tatoeba #347043 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe food at this hot pot restaurant really tastes pretty good. Let's come here again next time.
Source: Tatoeba #10631560 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe atmosphere is always extremely lively when eating hot pot.
Source: Tatoeba #4031880 · CC BY 2.0 FRHere is a pan without handles.
Source: Tatoeba #5794147 · CC BY 2.0 FREating from his bowl, he can't move his eyes off the pot.
Source: Tatoeba #1413094 · 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.