腌制

醃製
yānzhì
verb #40,966

Meanings

  1. 1 to marinate
  2. 2 to cure, to pickle

Examples

Niúròu yānzhì bàn xiǎoshí zài xiàguō.
Marinate the beef for half an hour before cooking.
Zhèxiē xiáncài shì wǒ mā zìjǐ yānzhì de.
These pickled vegetables were cured by my mom herself.
Yòng yán, liàojiǔ, shēngchōu yānzhì jītuǐ.
Marinate the chicken legs with salt, cooking wine, and light soy sauce.

Tips

usage
腌制 covers both quick marinades (minutes, before stir-frying) and long-term curing (days to months, for 咸菜, 腊肉, 咸鱼). Shorter version alone is equally common in recipes.

Stroke Order

yān
zhì