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酵母

jiàomǔ
noun #25,208

Measure Word

五克酵母 kè

Meanings

  1. 1 yeast
  2. 2 saccharomycete

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Sold in small packets of dry granules for raising dough. Northern home cooks use it for steamed buns and baozi as well as bread; some still keep back a lump of old dough as the starter instead.

Examples

HSK 7-9
做面包需要加入适量的酵母。
Zuò miànbāo xūyào jiārù shìliàng de jiàomǔ.
Making bread requires adding the right amount of yeast.
HSK 7-9
酵母是一种单细胞真菌。
Jiàomǔ shì yì zhǒng dānxìbāo zhēnjūn.
Yeast is a type of single-celled fungus.

Tips

memory
酵 relates to fermentation (发酵 = to ferment), and 母 means mother. Yeast is literally the 'fermentation mother', the organism that starts the process.

Stroke Order

酵 jiào
母 mǔ