作料

zuòliao

noun HSK 7-9 #47,355

Meanings

HSK 5

这道菜味道太淡，作料放少了。

Zhè dào cài wèidao tài dàn, zuòliao fàng shǎo le.

This dish tastes flat; you were too sparing with the seasoning.

HSK 6

北方家常菜的作料很简单，盐、酱油、醋就够了。

Běifāng jiāchángcài de zuòliao hěn jiǎndān, yán, jiàngyóu, cù jiù gòu le.

Northern home cooking keeps its seasonings simple: salt, soy sauce, vinegar and you are done.

HSK 7-9

肉炒到变色以后再放作料。

Ròu chǎo dào biànsè yǐhòu zài fàng zuòliao.

Only add the seasonings once the meat has changed colour.

mistakes

The second syllable is a neutral liao, not the full liào you hear in 材料 or 原料. You will also see the same thing written 佐料.

A kitchen-table word, most at home in northern speech. Recipes, menus and packaging tend to print 调料 instead.

作 zuò

料 liào