炊chuī ❶ （烧火做饭） cook a meal: 断 ～ run out of rice and fuel;can't keep the pot boiling；
巧妇难为无米之 ～。 The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.
❷ [书] （烧火） make a fire;light a fire;tend the kitchen fire
❸ [书] （吹） blow;puff
◆炊具 cooking utensils;cooker;kitchenware；
炊事 cooking; kitchen work；
炊烟 smoke from kitchen chimneys；
炊烟袅袅 smoke curling up from kitchen chimneys;Smoke from the kitchen chimney wreathed over the cottage.;smoke spiraling from kitchens;Smoke is spiralling upward from kitchens chimneys.；
炊帚 brush for cleaning pots and pans;pot-scouring brush |