烘焙 (hōng bèi) — to bake; to cure by drying over heat (bread, cakes, tea leaves, meat, etc.)
Definition
烘焙 means 'to bake' — usually in an oven, especially bread, cakes, and pastries, and also curing tea or meat by gentle heat. Compared to 烤 (roast/grill with direct, higher heat), 烘焙 is slower and uses indirect, lower heat.
verb
to baketo cure by drying over heat (bread, cakes, tea leaves, meat, etc.)
Examples
- 烘焙。Mā ma jīn tiān yòng xīn kǎo xiāng hōng bèi le bǐng gān.Mom baked cookies today with the new oven.
- 烘焙。Zhè zhǒng lǜ chá xū yào dī wēn hōng bèi cái néng bǎo chí xiāng wèi.This type of green tea needs to be dried at a low temperature to retain its fragrance.
- 烘焙。Tā zài tái wān xué guò zhuān yè de hōng bèi jì shù.He studied professional baking techniques in Taiwan.
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