断生

斷生
duànshēng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (of food) to be cooked just past raw; to lose its raw state

Examples

HSK 6
Ròupiàn yào kuàisù fānchǎo duànshēng.
The meat slices need to be quickly stir-fried just past raw.
HSK 7-9
Shūcài xiàguō chǎo dào duànshēng jíkě.
Stir-fry the vegetables just until they lose their rawness - that's enough.

Tips

culture
Cooking-instruction term: literally 'cut off the rawness.' For Chinese stir-fry the standard timing - meat or vegetables are cooked only enough to no longer be raw, preserving texture and color. Distinct from 全熟 ('fully cooked').

Stroke Order

duàn
shēng