煎

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to pan fry; to sauté

Examples

• 早上我煎了两个鸡蛋。

  zǎo shàng wǒ jiān le liǎng gè jī dàn.

  I fried two eggs this morning.

• 这条鱼煎得很香。

  zhè tiáo yú jiān dé hěn xiāng.

  This fish is fried really nicely.

• 奶奶在厨房煎中药。

  nǎi nai zài chú fáng jiān zhōng yào.

  Grandma is brewing herbal medicine in the kitchen.

Easily confused

• 炸 — 炸 is deep-frying; 煎 is pan-frying with little oil.

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