微火

wēihuǒ
noun #88,895

Meanings

  1. 1 a low fire (for slow cooking or roasting)
  2. 2 gentle flame

Examples

Yòng wēihuǒ mànman dùn liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
Simmer slowly over a low flame for two hours.
Wēihuǒ kǎo de kāfēi dòu xiāngqì gèng róuhé.
Coffee beans roasted over a low fire have a softer aroma.

Tips

usage
Cooking vocabulary. Compare with 小火 (xiǎohuǒ, small fire — most common in everyday recipes), 中火 (medium), 大火 (high). 微火 is even gentler than 小火 and shows up in tea-roasting and pharmaceutical decoctions.

Stroke Order

wēi
huǒ