p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Discord

凉拌

涼拌
liángbàn
verb #27,581

Meanings

  1. 1 to dress cold food with sauce
  2. 2 to toss (a cold salad)
  3. 3 (slang) not much you can do about it

Examples

她做了一道凉拌黄瓜。
Tā zuòle yī dào liángbàn huángguā.
She made a cold cucumber salad.
这道菜是凉拌的，不用加热。
Zhè dào cài shì liángbàn de, bùyòng jiārè.
This dish is a cold toss, no need to heat it.

Tips

culture
凉拌 dishes are a staple of Chinese cuisine, especially in summer. Popular examples: 凉拌黄瓜 (cold cucumber), 凉拌木耳 (cold black fungus). The slang usage — playing on the homophone 没办法 (nothing can be done) — is common online.

Stroke Order

凉 liáng
拌 bàn