煮沸

zhǔfèi

verb #30,008

Meanings

HSK 4

把牛奶煮沸后关小火，再加入茶叶。

Bǎ niúnǎi zhǔfèi hòu guān xiǎohuǒ, zài jiārù cháyè.

Bring the milk to a boil, then reduce the heat and add the tea leaves.

HSK 7-9

在野外，必须将水煮沸再饮用。

Zài yěwài, bìxū jiāng shuǐ zhǔfèi zài yǐnyòng.

In the wilderness, you must boil the water before drinking it.

memory

煮 is 'to cook; to boil' and 沸 means 'boiling; bubbling vigorously' (沸点 = boiling point). 煮沸 = to cook until it boils, all the way through.

煮 zhǔ

沸 fèi