调配 (tiáo pèi) — to mix, to blend (ingredients, colors, chemicals, etc.)
Definition
调配 focuses on mixing/blending ingredients or chemicals in specific proportions. The blend sense (颜料、试剂) is distinct from 搭配, which pairs or matches items by style/color.
verb
to mixto blend (ingredients, colors, chemicals, etc.)
Examples
- 调配。Huà jiā yòng hóng sè hé lán sè tiáo pèi chū le zǐ sè.The painter mixed red and blue to make purple.
- ，调配。Pēng rèn shí, yào àn bǐ lì tiáo pèi gè zhǒng tiáo liào.When cooking, you need to mix the various seasonings according to proportion.
- ，调配。Shí yàn shì lǐ, jì shù rén yuán zhèng zài jīng què tiáo pèi huà xué shì jì.In the lab, technicians are precisely mixing chemical reagents.
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