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焯水

chāoshuǐ
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

菠菜先焯水再凉拌。
Bōcài xiān chāoshuǐ zài liángbàn.
Blanch the spinach first, then dress it cold.
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