腌制 (yān zhì) — to pickle; to salt; to cure (food)

Definition

腌制 means to preserve food by curing — salting, pickling, or otherwise treating it for long-term storage. Usually describes a process applied to vegetables, meat, or fish, not a quick seasoning.

verb

to pickleto saltto cure (food)

Examples

腌制。
Mā ma xǐ huan yòng yán yān zhì qīng cài.
Mom likes to pickle vegetables with salt.
腌制。
Zhè zhǒng yān zhì huǒ tuǐ xū yào sān gè yuè cái néng zuò hǎo.
This kind of cured ham takes three months to make.
腌制。
yān zhì Yú shí jiā rù yì diǎn bái jiǔ kě yǐ qù xīng.
Adding some liquor when curing fish can remove the fishy smell.

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