发
酵

To ferment in Chinese: 发酵 (fā jiào)

fā jiào

to ferment

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發酵1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to ferment
  2. 2(fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop

Stroke order

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发
酵

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄠˋ

jiào

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发酵

Simplified

發酵

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 面团要放几个小时让它发酵。

    miàn tuán yào fàng jǐ gè xiǎo shí ràng tā fā jiào。

    The dough needs a few hours to ferment.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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