Chinese English Dictionary Online

Looking for a reliable Chinese English dictionary online? The YAS Chinese Dictionary helps you quickly search Chinese characters, pinyin, English meanings, stroke order, and vocabulary usage in one simple place. Whether you are a beginner learning Mandarin or an advanced student expanding your vocabulary, this Chinese dictionary makes learning clear and practical.

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  • to boil; to brew (tea)
  • to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce
  • (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)
Trad. 烹製
  • to cook
  • to prepare (food)
Trad. 烹飪
  • cooking; culinary arts
Trad. 烹飪法
  • cuisine
  • culinary art
  • cookery
  • recipe
  • lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  • fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
Trad. 治大國若烹小鮮
  • ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
  • effective government requires minimal intervention

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