生拌

shēngbàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to toss raw (ingredients)
  2. 2 to prepare as a raw salad
  3. 3 raw-tossed (cooking style)

Examples

Shēngbàn huángguā shì xiàtiān de liángcài.
Raw-tossed cucumber is a summer cold dish.
Zhè jiā cāntīng de shēngbàn niúròu hěn yǒumíng.
This restaurant's raw-tossed beef is famous.

Tips

culture
Used for raw vegetable salads (cucumber, cabbage, radish) and also for Korean-influenced 生拌牛肉 (Chinese take on yukhoe — raw seasoned beef). Contrasts with 'cooked-tossed', where ingredients are blanched first.

Stroke Order

shēng
bàn