Chinese word

搅拌

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎo bàn

Meaning

  • verbmix

Example

请把牛奶和咖啡搅拌一下。qǐng bǎ niú nǎi hé kā fēi jiǎo bàn yí xià

Please mix the milk and coffee a bit.

Illustration for 搅拌 (mix)

More examples

实验中需要不停搅拌以保持溶液均匀。shí yàn zhōng xū yào bù tíng jiǎo bàn yǐ bǎo chí róng yè jūn yún

During the experiment, stir constantly to keep the solution uniform.

Core concept

Separate ingredients are moved around until they become one even mixture.

Common phrases

  • 高速搅拌gāo sù jiǎo bàn

    high-speed mixing

  • 用电动搅拌yòng diàn dòng jiǎo bàn

    electric stirring

  • 把蛋白搅拌打发bǎ dàn bái jiǎo bàn dǎ fā

    whip egg whites

Similar words

混合hùn hé: To combine separate substances into one mixed substance.
拌bàn: To mix ingredients or seasonings so their flavor or condition spreads evenly.

Definition in Chinese

通过搅动使两种或多种物质充分混合，常指使混合物达到均匀的状态。tōng guò jiǎo dòng shǐ liáng zhǒng huò duō zhǒng wù zhì chōng fèn hùn hé cháng zhí shǐ hùn hé wù dá dào jūn yún de zhuàng tài

Word origin

搅拌 (jiǎobàn, "stir and mix") combines 搅 (jiǎo, "agitate") with 拌 (bàn, "mix by stirring"), reinforcing the idea of moving materials together until they combine evenly.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, adding 一下 (yíxià, "briefly") after this verb marks the action as short or light and makes a request sound natural.

Other meanings

  • stirverb
  • blendverb

Opposites

  • 静置jìng zhìlet standverb

Related words

  • 搅拌器jiǎo bàn qìstirrernoun
  • 搅拌机jiǎo bàn jīmixernoun

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