Usage of 炒

炒 chǎo .

炒
chǎo
to fry

我在炒鸡肉。
Wǒ zài chǎo jī ròu。
I am frying chicken.

我喜欢吃炒饭。
Wǒ xǐhuan chī chǎo fàn。
I like to eat fried rice.

炒
chǎo
to fire

老板炒了他。
Lǎobǎn chǎo le tā。
The boss fired him.

炒 chǎo to speculate (on the stock exchange,etc.)

最近我忙着炒股票。
Zuìjìn wǒ máng zhe chǎo gǔpiào。
Recently I have been busy speculating on stocks.