烤

To roast in Chinese: 烤 (kǎo)

kǎo

to roast

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to roast
  2. 2to bake
  3. 3to broil

Stroke order

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烤

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄎㄠˇ

kǎo

ㄎ/ kㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈在厨房里烤了一个蛋糕。

    mā ma zài chú fáng lǐ kǎo le yí gè dàn gāo。

    Mom baked a cake in the kitchen.

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Related words

烤鸭

kǎo yā

roast duck

烤肉

kǎo ròu

barbecue (lit. roast meat)

烧烤

shāo kǎo

barbecue

靠拢

kào lǒng

to draw close to

苛刻

kē kè

harsh

科幻

kē huàn

science fiction

科目

kē mù

academic subject

科普

kē pǔ

(attributive) popular science

磕

kē

to tap

壳

qiào

shell

可悲

kě bēi

lamentable

可不是

kě bu shì

that's just the way it is

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