Chinese word

烤

Pronunciation

Pinyinkǎo

Meaning

  • verbgrill

Example

我们今晚烤肉吧。wǒ men jīn wǎn kǎo ròu ba

Let's grill meat tonight.

Illustration for 烤 (grill)

More examples

他周末喜欢自己烤鸡翅。tā zhōu mò xǐ huān zì jǐ kǎo jī chì

He likes to grill chicken wings himself on weekends.

Core concept

Food meets strong dry heat until its surface browns and its center is cooked.

Common phrases

  • 烤肉kǎo ròu

    grill meat

  • 烤面包kǎo miàn bāo

    bake bread

  • 烤鸡翅kǎo jī chì

    grill chicken wings

Similar words

烧shāo: Cooking food by heating it over a fire or with high heat.
蒸zhēng: Cooking food slowly with the heat of steam.
炒chǎo: Cooking food quickly in a small amount of hot oil while stirring it.
炸zhà: Cooking food by immersing it in a large amount of hot oil until the outside is crisp and browned.

Definition in Chinese

指在火上或用烤箱等对食物进行干热处理，使其表面焦香并熟透的烹调方法。zhǐ zài huǒ shàng huò yòng kǎo xiāng děng duì shí wù jìn xíng gàn rè chú lǐ shǐ qí biǎo miàn jiāo xiāng bìng shú tòu de pēng tiáo fāng fǎ

Word origin

烤 (kǎo, "to grill") is a phono-semantic character: 火 (huǒ, "fire") signals heat, while 考 (kǎo, "to examine") supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this action verb combines naturally with a food noun as its object, making the basic subject-action-food pattern useful for talking about meal plans.

Other meanings

  • broilverb
  • roastverb

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