油炸

yóuzhá
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to deep-fry
  2. 2 deep-fried

Examples

HSK 3
Yóuzhá de dōngxi hǎochī, dànshì bú jiànkāng.
Fried food tastes good, but it's not healthy.
HSK 7-9
Bǎ jīchì yóuzhá dào jīnhuángsè jiù kěyǐ chūguō le.
Deep-fry the chicken wings until golden, then take them out of the pan.

Tips

mistakes
炸 'to fry in deep oil' is second tone; 炸 in the fourth tone means 'to explode', as in 爆炸. In the kitchen, deep-frying is 油炸 or just 炸; stir-frying is 炒, and pan-frying 煎.

Stroke Order

油 yóu
炸 zhà