凉拌

涼拌

liángbàn

verb #27,581

Meanings

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

Characters

to mix; to toss; to dress

Examples

她做了一道凉拌黄瓜。

Tā zuò le yīdào 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