收汁

shōuzhī

verb

Meanings

1 to reduce a sauce
2 to cook off excess liquid

Characters

collect, reduce

Examples

HSK 4

大火收汁，汤变浓就关火。

Dàhuǒ shōuzhī, tāng biàn nóng jiù guān huǒ.

Reduce over high heat and turn off the stove once thickened.

HSK 4

这道红烧肉收汁收得正好。

Zhè dào hóngshāo ròu shōuzhī shōu de zhènghǎo.

This red-braised pork has reduced to just the right consistency.

Tips

usage

收 literally 'collect, gather in'. The idea is to concentrate the sauce onto the ingredient. Often paired with 大火 (high heat) in the final minute of braising.

Stroke Order

收 shōu

汁 zhī