Definition
拌 (bàn) means 'to mix or toss ingredients', especially in cooking (e.g., salads, cold dishes). It is more specific to food preparation than 搅拌 (jiǎo bàn), which implies a thorough stirring action (often with a tool), and unlike 掺 (chān), which suggests adding one substance into another (sometimes with a negative connotation of adulteration).
verb
to mix (ingredients)to toss (a salad)
Easily confused
- 伴bànlook-alikecompanion, partner, associate
- 半bànsound-alikehalf; (used before a measure word or number) half of; (after a number) and a half
- 胖pànglook-alikefat; plump (referring to a person's body)
- 办bànsound-aliketo handle, to manage, to deal with (affairs)
- 绊bànlook-aliketo trip, to stumble
- 搬bānsound-aliketo move (a heavy or bulky object); to relocate (one's home)
- 判pànlook-aliketo judge, to sentence (in a legal context)
- 班bānsound-alike(noun) class, grade (in school)
- 版bǎnsound-alike(noun) edition, version (of a book, software, etc.)
- 扮bànsound-aliketo dress up (as), to disguise oneself as
Examples
- 拌。Bǎ ròu hé cài bàn zài yìqǐ.Mix the meat and vegetables together.
- 拌。Nǐ bàn de liángcài wèidào búcuò.The cold dish you tossed tastes good.
- 拌。Zhège shālā xūyào duō bàn yíhuìr.This salad needs to be tossed a bit more tossed.
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