和 huò to mix (ingredients) together / to blend / classifier for rinses of clothes / classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs syn 调 調 tiáo to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 混合 hùn hé to mix / to blend / hybrid / composite syn 融入 róng rù to blend into / to integrate / to assimilate / to merge 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 融化 róng huà to melt / to thaw / to dissolve / to blend into / to combine / to fuse syn 配方 pèi fāng prescription / cooking recipe / formulation / completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math.) syn 烹饪 烹飪 pēng rèn cooking / culinary arts syn 料理 liào lǐ to arrange / to handle / to cook / cuisine / art of cooking syn 搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix / to blend / (fig.) to spoil / to mess up things / (fig.) to run around with (sb) / to get involved with / to mix (with other people) syn 夹心 夾心 jiā xīn to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking) / stuffed 配料 pèi liào ingredients (in a cooking recipe) / to mix materials according to directions 做菜 zuò cài to cook / cooking syn 调配 調配 tiáo pèi to blend (colors, herbs) / to mix syn 调和 調和 tiáo hé harmonious / to mediate / to reconcile / mediation / to compromise / to mix / to blend / blended / to season / seasoning / to placate syn 掺杂 摻雜 chān zá to mix / to blend / to dilute syn 禁烟 禁煙 jìn yān to ban smoking / to quit smoking / to prohibit cooking / prohibition on opium (esp. in China from 1729) 家常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking 和风 和風 hé fēng breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc) syn 调色 調色 tiáo sè to blend colors / to mix colors 糅合 róu hé mix together / put together (usu. things that do not blend well together) syn 交融 jiāo róng to blend / to mix syn 便饭 便飯 biàn fàn an ordinary meal / simple home cooking syn 面糊 麵糊 miàn hù panada / cooked flour paste / flour paste (used in crafts) / batter (used in cooking) / Taiwan pr. [mian4hu2] syn 炊事 chuī shì cooking syn 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish 炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils / cookware / cooker 铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guō iron cooking pot 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 烧火 燒火 shāo huǒ to light a fire for cooking syn 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 搀杂 攙雜 chān zá to mix / to blend / to dilute syn 浑然一体 渾然一體 hún rán yī tǐ to blend into one another / to blend together well syn 融会 融會 róng huì to blend / to integrate / to amalgamate / to fuse syn 加盖 加蓋 jiā gài to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story syn 厨艺 廚藝 chú yì cooking skills / culinary talent 料酒 liào jiǔ cooking wine 主料 zhǔ liào main ingredients (in a cooking recipe) 灶具 zào jù stove / cooker / (dialect) cooking utensils syn 文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 揉合 róu hé to blend / to merge / to mix together 涤棉 滌棉 dí mián polyester-cotton blend 混合体 混合體 hùn hé tǐ mixture / blend 食油 shí yóu cooking oil syn 拔丝 拔絲 bá sī wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating) syn 慢火 màn huǒ low heat (cooking) 拌和 bàn huò to mix and stir / to blend syn 腐竹 fǔ zhú rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated) 食法 shí fǎ cooking method 掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking / to be the chef / head cook / chef syn 清油 qīng yóu vegetable cooking oil syn 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 大黄鱼 大黃魚 dà huáng yú Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking syn 烫 燙 tàng to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot syn 蒸 zhēng to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old) syn 酿 釀 niàng to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method) syn 兑 兌 duì to cash / to exchange / to add (liquid) / to blend / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp / ☱ syn 鼎 dǐng ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes syn 搀 攙 chān to take by the arm and assist / to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate syn 搅混 攪混 jiǎo hun to mix / to blend syn 填鸭 tián yā to force-feed ducks / (cooking) stuffed duck 地沟油 地溝油 dì gōu yóu illegally recycled waste cooking oil 汽锅 汽鍋 qì guō steamer (for cooking) 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 羼 chàn to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate 爨 cuàn cooking-stove / to cook 鬲 lì ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs 勾兑 勾兌 gōu duì to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc) syn 连锅端 連鍋端 lián guō duān to take even the cooking pots (idiom) / to clean out / to wipe out syn 鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom) / fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine 特调 特調 tè tiáo special blend / house blend 小麦大豆溷合食品 小麥大豆混合食品 wheat soya blend / wheat soy blend 搀兑 攙兌 chān duì to mix (different substances together) / to blend 搀合 攙合 chān hé to mix together / mixture / blend 羼杂 羼雜 chàn zá to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate / mingled / mongrel 杂糅 雜糅 zá róu a blend / a mix 配伍 pèi wǔ to blend two or more medicines / compatibility (of herbal remedies, medicines) 国际开发协会溷合信贷国家 國際開發協會混合信貸國家 IDA-blend country 出饭 出飯 chū fàn (coll.) (of rice) to rise well (with cooking) 回锅油 回鍋油 huí guō yóu reused cooking oil 天妇罗 天婦羅 tiān fù luó tempura / deep-fried cooking / also called 甜不辣[tian2 bu4 la4] 底汁 dǐ zhī stock (cooking) / base (of sauce or gravy) 料持 liào chí to arrange / to manage / to attend to / to take care of / to look after (the cooking) 治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom) / effective government requires minimal intervention 炊器 chuī qì cooking vessels (archaeology) 煮法 zhǔ fǎ cooking method 生粉 shēng fěn cornflour / starch powder (cooking) 生粉水 shēng fěn shuǐ starch solution (cooking) 石头火锅 石頭火鍋 shí tou huǒ guō claypot (used in cooking) 粉芡 fěn qiàn cooking starch / pasty mixture of starch and water 酥松油脂 酥鬆油脂 sū sōng yóu zhī shortening (fat used in cooking cakes) 食物油 shí wù yóu cooking oil / food oil 照烧 照燒 zhào shāo teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique) 煮锅 煮鍋 zhǔ guō cooking pot 做饭用燃气 做飯用燃气 zuò fàn yòng rán qì cooking gas 烹饪燃料 烹飪燃料 pēng rèn rán liào cooking fuel 厨房拖车 廚房拖車 cooking trailer 