和面

和麵
huómiàn
verb #38,099

Meanings

  1. 1 to knead dough
  2. 2 to mix flour with water

Examples

Huómiàn de shíhou shuǐ yào mànmàn jiā.
Add water slowly when kneading dough.
Nǎinai huómiàn de shǒufǎ hěn shúliàn.
Grandma's dough-kneading technique is very skilled.

Tips

mistakes
has five readings — here it's huó (2nd tone), meaning 'to combine a powder with water'. Don't confuse with hé ('and'), hè ('to chime in'), hú ('to win at mahjong'), or huò ('to blend'). Only huó fits dough-kneading.

Stroke Order

miàn