Definition
烧烤 (shāo kǎo) is a noun meaning 'barbecue' — the food or the outdoor event. It differs from the verb 烤 (kǎo 'to roast, bake, broil'), which describes the cooking action. 烧 (shāo) is also a verb but means 'to burn' or 'to cook by boiling/heating'; 吐槽 (tǔ cáo) is a slang verb for 'to roast' someone humorously, unrelated to food.
noun
barbecue (the food or the event)
Examples
- 烧烤。Wǒ zuì xǐhuan hé jiārén yìqǐ qù chī shāo kǎo.I like to go eat barbecue with my family the most.
- 烧烤。shāo kǎo de shíhou wǒmen hē le hěn duō shuǐ.During the barbecue we drank a lot of water.
- 烧烤。Wǒmen měi gè xīngqī wǔ wǎnshang dōu qù shāo kǎo.We go to a barbecue every Friday evening.
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