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烤
kǎo
Description
「烤」的意思是用火或高温把食物做熟，比如烤肉、烤面包。
"烤" means to cook food with fire or high heat, such as roasting meat or baking bread.
天气很冷的时候，我们也可以烤火来取暖。
When the weather is cold, we can also "烤" by the fire to keep warm.
Meanings
烤kǎo
to bake, roast, or grill food
妈妈在烤一个大蛋糕。
Mom is baking a big cake.
烤kǎo
to warm oneself by a fire
我们围着火烤手。
We are warming our hands around the fire.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
火 (fire) radical on the left shows the meaning relates to heat and cooking.
- Nuance
烤 uses dry heat (oven/fire), unlike 煮 (boil) or 蒸 (steam).
In videos
“意思是所有的面包都是今天烤的”
“其实慢慢烤不着急”
“你可以在这里烤一些那种水果啊”
Images