HSK 5–6 · verb

炸

zhá / zhà

to deep-fry

1

to deep-fry

妈妈在厨房里炸鱼,很香。

Māma zài chúfáng lǐ zhá yú, hěn xiāng。

Mom is deep-frying fish in the kitchen; it smells great.

2

to explode; to blow up; to deep-fry

油太热了,别把鱼炸坏了。

Yóu tài rèle, bié bǎ yú zhà huàile。

The oil is too hot; don't ruin the fish by frying it too much.

气球吹得太大了,突然爆炸,声音很大。

Qìqiú chuī de tài dà le, tūrán bàozhà, shēngyīn hěn dà.

The balloon was blown up too big; it suddenly exploded with a loud noise.

战争时期,这座城市被轰炸过。

Zhànzhēng shíqī, zhè zuò chéngshì bèi hōngzhàguo。

During the war, this city was bombed.

警察在车站发现了一个炸弹。

Jǐngchá zài chēzhàn fāxiànle yí gè zhàdàn。

The police found a bomb at the station.