Chinese Conversation · Level 80
91 words
Chinese word
涮
Pronunciation
Pinyinshuàn
Meaning
- verbblanch
Example
把肉片在热汤里涮两秒就好了。bǎ ròu piàn zài rè tāng lǐ shuàn liáng miǎo jiù hǎo le
Blanching the meat slices in hot soup for two seconds is enough.
More examples
冬天我们常去饭店涮羊肉。dōng tiān wǒ men cháng qù fàn diàn shuàn yáng ròu
In winter, we often go to a restaurant to swish lamb in hot broth.
Core concept
A brief back-and-forth dip in boiling broth that cooks the surface before the food is lifted out.
Common phrases
涮羊肉shuàn yáng ròu
swish lamb in hot broth
涮肉片shuàn ròu piàn
quickly blanch meat slices
涮菜shuàn cài
quickly blanch vegetables
Similar words
烫tàng: Briefly heat food in hot water until its surface becomes hot.
煮zhǔ: Cook food in water or soup over time until it is cooked through.
Definition in Chinese
把食材在开水或火锅汤里快速来回浸动，使其表面迅速熟成而加热时间很短。bǎ shí cái zài kāi shuǐ huò huǒ guō tāng lǐ kuài sù lái huí jìn dòng shǐ qí biǎo miàn xùn sù shú chéng ér jiā rè shí jiān hěn duǎn
Word origin
涮 (shuàn, "to swish food through hot liquid") is a phonetic-semantic character: its water radical points to liquid, while 刷 (shuā, "brush") mainly supplies the sound.
Usage tips
- At a hot-pot table, this verb commonly describes thinly sliced meat or vegetables that need only a few seconds in the broth, rather than extended cooking.
Other meanings
- swishverb
Opposites
- 生吃shēng chīeat food rawverb
- 煮熟zhǔ shúcook thoroughlyverb
Related words
- 涮洗shuàn xǐrinseverb
- 涮锅shuàn guōswish food in a hot potverb