炖肉 (dùnròu): to stew meat

Meanings

1 to stew meat
2 stewed meat

Characters

炖

Examples

妈妈在厨房炖肉，香味飘满了屋子。

Māma zài chúfáng dùnròu, xiāngwèi piāo mǎn le wūzi.

Mom is stewing meat in the kitchen — the aroma fills the whole house.

天冷了来一锅炖肉最舒服。

Tiān lěng le lái yī guō dùnròu zuì shūfu.

When it gets cold, nothing beats a pot of stewed meat.

Tips

usage

炖 specifically means slow simmering in liquid, distinct from 红烧 (braising with soy sauce + sugar) or 煮 (plain boiling). 炖肉 implies a long, gentle cook that keeps the meat tender.

Stroke Order

炖 dùn

肉 ròu

Related Words

炖羊肉 dùnyángròu

stewed lamb / slow-simmered mutton

烤肉 kǎoròu HSK 5 #5,877

barbecued meat; roast meat; grilled meat

炖 dùn HSK 7 #6,850

to stew / to braise / to simmer

肉骨头 ròugǔtou

meat bones (esp. for broth or soup) / bone with meat still attached

肉罐头 ròuguàntou

canned meat / tinned meat

肉夹馍 ròujiāmó

rou jia mo — Xi'an meat sandwich / stewed pork (or beef) stuffed in a baked flatbread

肉驴 ròulǘ

meat donkey (donkey breed raised for meat)

肉粥 ròuzhōu

meat congee / rice porridge with meat

鸡肉 jīròu #4,053

chicken meat / chicken

肉 ròu HSK 1 #1,184

meat; flesh