烘焙

hōngbèi

verb #21,828

Meanings

1 to bake
2 baking
3 to cure by drying over a fire

Characters

to warm over fire; to dry

to bake; to dry over low heat

Examples

她喜欢在周末烘焙面包。

Tā xǐhuān zài zhōumò hōngbèi miànbāo.

She likes to bake bread on weekends.

烘焙咖啡豆需要精确控制温度。

Hōngbèi kāfēidòu xūyào jīngquè kòngzhì wēndù.

Roasting coffee beans requires precise temperature control.

这家烘焙店的蛋糕非常好吃。

Zhè jiā hōngbèi diàn de dàngāo fēicháng hǎo chī.

The cakes at this bakery are delicious.

Tips

memory

Both 烘 and 焙 relate to heat and drying: 烘 means to warm/dry over a fire, and 焙 means to bake/dry over low heat. Together they emphasize the process of applying heat to cook or dry food.

Stroke Order

烘 hōng

焙 bèi