现炒现卖 (現炒現賣)
xiàn chǎo xiàn mài
Pinyin

Definition

现炒现卖 (現炒現賣)
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xiàn chǎo xiàn mài
  1. lit. to fry and sell on the spot
  2. fig. (of fresh graduates) to apply the still-fresh knowledge gained in school

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

炒
chǎo
  1. 1 to sauté
  2. 2 to stir-fry
  3. 3 to speculate
  4. 4 to hype
  5. 5 to fire (sb)
炒作
chǎo zuò
  1. 1 to hype
  2. 2 to promote (in the media)
炒股
chǎo gǔ
  1. 1 (coll.) to speculate in stocks
炒菜
chǎo cài
  1. 1 to stir-fry
  2. 2 to do the cooking
  3. 3 stir-fried dish
炒蛋
chǎo dàn
  1. 1 scrambled eggs

Idioms (1)

生炒热卖
shēng chǎo rè mài
  1. 1 to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)