酿制 (niàng zhì) — to brew (beer, wine); to ferment (vinegar, soy sauce, etc.)

Definition

Formal/transliterate word meaning to brew or ferment alcoholic drinks and condiments (beer, wine, soy sauce, vinegar). More technical and written than the everyday word 做.

verb
to brew (beer, wine)to ferment (vinegar, soy sauce, etc.)

Examples

  • 酿制。
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng zhuān mén niàng zhì pí jiǔ.
    This factory specializes in brewing beer.
  • 酿制。
    Chuán tǒng fāng fǎ niàng zhì de jiàng yóu wèi dào gèng xiāng.
    Soy sauce produced by traditional methods has a richer flavor.
  • 酿制。
    Tā men yòng pú tao niàng zhì le shàng děng de hóng jiǔ.
    They used grapes to brew top-quality red wine.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

酿niàngbrew
制zhìmake

酿 and 制 both describe making things, so 酿制 means to brew or produce by fermentation.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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