烩 (huì) — to braise; to cook (various ingredients) together
Definition
烩 (huì) means to braise or stew ingredients together in one pot — the focus is on combining multiple ingredients, not just slow-cooking one piece of meat.
verb
to braiseto cook (various ingredients) together
Easily confused
- 绘huìlook-aliketo draw, to paint, to depict (often in a formal or technical context)
- 会huìsound-alikecan, be able to (know how to); be likely to, will
- 侩kuàilook-alike(bound morpheme) vulgar, philistine; profit-minded (only in 市侩)
- 会huìsound-alikecan; to know how to (a learned skill)
- 汇huìsound-aliketo remit (money)
- 惠huìsound-alike(bound form) kindness, favor, benefit; kind, gracious
Examples
- 烩。Zhè dào niú ròu shì yòng màn huǒ huì de.This beef is braised over slow fire.
- 烩。Tā bǎ cài hé ròu fàng zài yì qǐ huì.He cooks the vegetables and meat together.
- 烩。Mā ma jīng cháng yòng tǔ dòu huì niú ròu.Mom often braises beef with potatoes.
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