Chinese word

烤箱

Pronunciation

Pinyinkǎo xiāng

Meaning

  • nounoven

Example

我用烤箱烤了蛋糕。wǒ yòng kǎo xiāng kǎo le dàn gāo

I baked a cake in the oven.

Illustration for 烤箱 (oven)

More examples

这个烤箱容量很大，可以烤很多东西。zhè ge kǎo xiāng róng liàng hěn dà ké yǐ kǎo hěn duō dōng xī

This oven has a large capacity and can bake many things.

Core concept

A box-shaped kitchen chamber that surrounds food with controlled heat until it is baked or roasted.

Common phrases

  • 打开烤箱dǎ kāi kǎo xiāng

    open the oven

  • 清洁烤箱qīng jié kǎo xiāng

    clean the oven

  • 用烤箱烤面包yòng kǎo xiāng kǎo miàn bāo

    bake bread in the oven

Similar words

微波炉wēi bō lú: An electric kitchen appliance that quickly heats or defrosts food with microwaves.
燃气灶rán qì zào: A gas-powered kitchen appliance that heats pots and pans directly with a flame.
炉子lú zi: An appliance that gives off heat from fire or electricity for cooking or warming.

Definition in Chinese

以电或燃气等为热源，在封闭箱体内通过对流或辐射加热对食物进行烘烤、烤制的厨房器具。yǐ diàn huò rán qì děng wèi rè yuán zài fēng bì xiāng tǐ nèi tōng guò duì liú huò fú shè jiā rè duì shí wù jìn xíng hōng kǎo kǎo zhì de chú fáng qì jù

Word origin

烤 (kǎo, "roast") + 箱 (xiāng, "box") forms a compound naming a box used for roasting and baking.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly counts this appliance with 台 (tái, "machine"), so the classifier comes between a number and the noun.

Related words

  • 电烤箱diàn kǎo xiāngelectric ovennoun
  • 烤箱架kǎo xiāng jiàoven racknoun

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