焯水

chāoshuǐ

verb

Meanings

1 to blanch (briefly boil in water)
2 to parboil (typically vegetables or meat before further cooking)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

菠菜先焯水再凉拌。

Bōcài xiān chāoshuǐ zài liángbàn.

Blanch the spinach first, then dress it cold.

HSK 7-9

肉要焯水去血沫。

Ròu yào chāoshuǐ qù xiěmò.

Blanch the meat to remove the scum.

Tips

memory

焯 contains 火 (fire) on the left - the character screams 'heat.' Combined with 水 (water), 焯水 = the brief fire-meets-water blanch step.

Stroke Order

焯 chāo

水 shuǐ