| chǎo | saute/pan-fry/to fry/fried |
| 炒 | saute pan-fry to fry |
| 炒买炒卖 | speculation |
| 炒作 | to hype to promote (in the media) |
| 炒冷饭 | to stir-fry left-over rice fig. to rehash the same story to serve up the same old product |
| 炒勺 | round-bottomed frying pan |
| 炒地皮 | to speculate in building land |
| 炒家 | speculator |
| 炒手 | stir-fry-hand |
| 炒星 | To use the media publicize someone in show business. |
| 炒更 | to moonlight |
| 炒汇 | to speculate in foreign currency |
| 炒热 | hot (i.e. selling well) to raise prices by speculation to hype |
| 炒米 | fried rice millet stir-fried in butter |
| 炒米粉 | fried rice noodles |
| 炒米糖 | a candied rice puff |
| 炒米花 | puffed rice |
| 炒肝儿 | A local Beijing food: pig's liver and large intestine stewed with garlic and starch paste. |
| 炒股 | to speculate in stocks (colloquial) |
| 炒股票 | to speculate in stocks |
| 炒菜 | stir-fried dish |