生粉

shēngfěn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 cornstarch (cooking)
  2. 2 starch powder used as a thickener or for marinating

Examples

Chǎo zhīqián xiān yòng shēngfěn yān yīxià ròu.
Marinate the meat with cornstarch before stir-frying.
Gōuqiàn de shíhòu yào bǎ shēngfěn tiáo chéng shuǐ zhuàng.
When thickening the sauce, mix the cornstarch with water first.

Tips

culture
In Hong Kong / Cantonese cooking 生粉 usually means cornstarch (玉米淀粉); in mainland recipes it can also mean potato starch (土豆淀粉) or tapioca starch — context decides. The opposite is (pre-cooked starch).

Stroke Order

shēng
fěn