酝
酿

(of alcohol) to ferment in Chinese: 酝酿 (yùn niàng)

yùn niàng

(of alcohol) to ferment

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

Definitions

  1. 1(of alcohol) to ferment
  2. 2(of a crisis) to be brewing
  3. 3to mull over (an issue)
  4. 4to hold exploratory discussions

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酝
酿

Simplified & traditional

酝酿

Simplified

醞釀

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 大家正在酝酿一个新的计划。

    dà jiā zhèng zài yùn niàng yí gè xīn de jì huà。

    Everyone is mulling over a new plan.

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Related words

酿造

niàng zào

to brew

韵味

yùn wèi

implicit charm in rhyme or sound

蕴藏

yùn cáng

to hold in store

蕴涵

yùn hán

to contain

杂技

zá jì

acrobatics

杂交

zá jiāo

to hybridize

杂乱无章

zá luàn wú zhāng

disordered and in a mess (idiom)

砸

zá

to smash

栽

zāi

to plant

栽培

zāi péi

to grow

宰

zǎi

to slaughter

再度

zài dù

once more

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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