焦熬投石 jiāo'áotóushí doomed to fail Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 焦 jiāo adjective burnt burnt; scorched; charred; turned black and hard by high heat熬 áo verb to simmer To cook over a slow fire for a long time; to decoct medicinal herbs; to extract by heating.投石 tóushí to throw a stone to hurl or cast a stone