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配料 (pèi liào) — (v.o.) to proportion or mix ingredients according to a recipe or formula; (n.) ingredients, components (for cooking or manufacturing)

Definition

配料 covers both the ingredients themselves (n.) and the act of mixing or measuring them per a recipe (v.). Compare 调料, which are seasonings for flavor; 配料 is the broader set of raw components, including 调料.

(v.o.) to proportion or mix ingredients according to a recipe or formula(n.) ingredientscomponents (for cooking or manufacturing)
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 。
    Chú shī pèi hǎo le suǒ yǒu de liào.
    The chef prepared all the ingredients.
  • 配料。
    Zhè dào cài de pèi liào fēi cháng jiǎng jiu.
    The ingredients of this dish are very carefully chosen.
  • 配料。
    Zhè xiē pèi liào xū yào àn zhào bǐ lì hùn hé.
    These ingredients need to be mixed according to the ratio.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

配pèimix
料liàoingredients

配 means to mix, and 料 are ingredients.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 酉酉yǒualcohol vessel
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

料 combines 米 (rice) with 斗 (a dipper), showing rice being measured or gauged.

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CookingFlavors & Seasonings

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