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开锅

kāi guō

2-character word Traditional 開鍋

What 开锅 means

1. to season a wok
2. to take the lid off a pot
3. (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil
4. (fig.) to become rowdy

The characters in 开锅

• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…
• 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing

Example sentences

• 我刚打开锅盖，一股恶臭就扑鼻而来。
  Wǒ gāng dǎkāi guōgài, yī gǔ èchòu jiù pūbí ér lái.
  I just opened the lid, and a foul smell filled my nose.
• 盖上锅盖煮至洋葱变软，然后揭开锅盖继续煮至洋葱呈现浅棕色。
  Cover the pan and cook until tender, then remove the cover and continue the cooking until the onions are a light brown.

Words containing 开锅

• 揭不开锅jiē bù kāi guōto be unable to afford food