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

HSK 2

她喜欢在周末烘焙面包。

Tā xǐhuān zài zhōumò hōngbèi miànbāo.

She likes to bake bread on weekends.

HSK 5

这家烘焙店的蛋糕非常好吃。

Zhè jiā hōngbèidiàn de dàngāo fēicháng hǎochī.

The cakes at this bakery are delicious.

HSK 7-9

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.

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