燕菜精

yàncàijīng

noun

Meanings

1 agar-agar powder
2 powdered agar

Characters

vegetable; dish

refined; essence; powder

Examples

HSK 6

用燕菜精可以做出果冻。

Yòng yàncàijīng kěyǐ zuòchū guǒdòng.

You can use agar powder to make jelly.

HSK 7-9

把燕菜精溶解在热水里。

Bǎ yàncàijīng róngjiě zài rèshuǐ lǐ.

Dissolve the agar powder in hot water.

Tips

culture

燕菜 here means 'agar' (a seaweed-derived gelling agent), not 'swallow's nest dish.' 精 marks it as the refined/powdered form. The everyday Chinese word for agar is 琼脂.

Stroke Order

燕 yàn

菜 cài

精 jīng