Chinese word

拌

Pronunciation

Pinyinbàn

Meaning

  • verbmix

Example

请把菜拌一拌再吃。qǐng bǎ cài bàn yí bàn zài chī

Please mix the vegetables before eating.

Illustration for 拌 (mix)

More examples

把剩饭和配菜拌匀，作为快餐也不错。bǎ shèng fàn hé pèi cài bàn yún zuò wéi kuài cān yě bú cuò

Mix the leftover rice and side dishes evenly, and it also makes a good quick meal.

Core concept

A turning motion draws separate ingredients together and distributes them across the mixture.

Common phrases

  • 拌饭bàn fàn

    mix rice

  • 拌匀bàn yún

    mix evenly

  • 拌酱bàn jiàng

    mix sauce

Similar words

搅拌jiǎo bàn: Mixes materials with strong, repeated stirring to blend them thoroughly.
混合hùn hé: Joins several substances or materials together to form a single mixture.

Definition in Chinese

用手或器具把两种或多种材料混合，使其分布均匀的动作或过程。yòng shǒu huò qì jù bǎ liáng zhǒng huò duō zhǒng cái liào hùn hé shǐ qí fēn bù jūn yún de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

拌 (bàn, "mix") is formed from 扌 (shǒu, "hand") + 半 (bàn, "half"), with the first part marking a hand action and the second mainly supplying the sound.

Usage tips

  • Reduplication can mark one brief round of a cooking action, making the expression sound lighter and more momentary than sustained mixing.

Other meanings

  • tossverb

Opposites

  • 分隔fēn géseparateverb
  • 散开sàn kāispread outverb

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