蒸烤箱

zhēngkǎoxiāng

noun

Measure Word

一台蒸烤箱 tái

Meanings

1 steam oven
2 combi steam oven

Characters

to bake / to roast

Examples

这台蒸烤箱可以同时蒸和烤。

Zhè tái zhēngkǎoxiāng kěyǐ tóngshí zhēng hé kǎo.

This combi oven can steam and bake at the same time.

我用蒸烤箱热剩饭，比微波炉好吃多了。

Wǒ yòng zhēngkǎoxiāng rè shèngfàn, bǐ wēibōlú hǎochī duō le.

I reheat leftovers in the steam oven — much tastier than the microwave.

Tips

usage

A 蒸烤箱 combines a 蒸箱 (steam oven) and a 烤箱 (oven), letting you steam, bake, or do both at once. It is hugely popular in Chinese kitchens because steaming is central to home cooking; a plain Western-style 烤箱 is still seen as more of a baking-only appliance.

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng

烤 kǎo

箱 xiāng