高汤

高湯
gāotāng
noun #57,358

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 soup stock; broth

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zuò tāngmiàn de shíhou, jiā yì sháo gāotāng huì gèng xiāng.
When you make noodle soup, a ladle of stock makes it taste even better.
HSK 7-9
Hǎo de gāotāng yào yòng gǔtou xiǎohuǒ mànmàn áo hǎojǐ ge xiǎoshí.
Good stock is simmered slowly with bones over a low flame for several hours.

Tips

usage
高 here means rich and full-flavoured, not high. Cooks distinguish 清汤, a clear stock, from 奶汤, a milky white stock made by boiling bones hard. Japanese dashi is called 日式高汤.

Stroke Order

高 gāo
汤 tāng