后放

後放

hòufàng

verb

Meanings

1 to release afterwards
2 to add later (e.g. seasoning)
3 to place at the back

Characters

Examples

盐要后放，不然菜会太咸。

Yán yào hòufàng, bùrán cài huì tàixián.

Add the salt last, otherwise the dish will be too salty.

这些药物建议后放入锅中煎煮。

Zhèxiē yàowù jiànyì hòufàng rù guō zhōng jiān zhǔ.

It is recommended to add these medicinal ingredients later when decocting.

Tips

usage

Common in cooking and TCM decoction instructions — certain delicate herbs (like 薄荷 mint) are 后放 / 后下 to preserve their volatile compounds.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

放 fàng