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HSK
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to boil

Composition


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Sounds

Pinyin

zhu3 zhǔ

Meaning


Primary

to boil

Alternatives

boil, boils, boiled, boiling, to cook, cook

Mnemonic


[zhu-] George Costanza is in the [3] basement of the [-_] house where he is sitting next to his elder slowly 煮 boiling a 日 sun. The 日 sun, which is strangely cool, is in a pot of water which has a 灬 burner underneath it. They hope that by 煮 boiling the 日 sun they can return it to its previous hot glory.

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