Definition
烤 (kǎo) means to cook with direct heat — roasting, baking, or broiling (e.g., in an oven or over a fire). 烧 (shāo) is different: it means to burn or to cook with liquid (boil, stew). 烘 (hōng) and 烘焙 (hōngbèi) refer to baking or drying with indirect heat, often used for pastries or tea.
verb
to roastto baketo broil
Easily confused
- 靠kàosound-aliketo lean against; to come near to
- 考kǎosound-aliketo take an exam or test
Examples
- 烤。Wǒ xǐhuan chī kǎo yángròu chuàn.I like to eat roasted lamb skewers.
- 烤。Māma zài kǎoxiāng lǐ kǎo miànbāo.Mom is baking bread in the oven.
- 烤。kǎo yú de shíhou yào xiǎoxīn huǒ.Be careful with the fire when roasting fish.
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