泡打粉

pàodǎfěn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 baking powder

Examples

HSK 6
Zuò sōngbǐng yào fàng yìdiǎn pàodǎfěn.
Pancakes need a little baking powder.
HSK 7-9
Pàodǎfěn fàng duō le, dàngāo huì yǒu yì gǔ kǔwèi.
Use too much baking powder and the cake will taste bitter.

Tips

memory
The first two characters, 泡打, spell English 'powder' by sound, and 粉 'powder' is added on top. It is not 苏打粉, baking soda: baking powder already contains the acid that makes the soda fizz.

Stroke Order

泡 pào
打 dǎ
粉 fěn