蒸锅

蒸鍋
zhēngguō
noun #44,477

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 steamer pot
  2. 2 steamer

Examples

Yòng zhēngguō zhēng yú zuì néng bǎoliú xiānwèi.
Steaming fish in a steamer pot best preserves its fresh flavor.
Zhēngguō lǐ shuǐ kuài shāogān le, gǎnjǐn jiā diǎn shuǐ.
The water in the steamer is almost boiled dry — hurry and add more.

Tips

usage
蒸锅 is the metal stovetop steamer with stacked layers (a base pot of water with one or more steaming tiers on top). For the bamboo basket steamer used in dim sum, use 蒸笼 (zhēnglóng).

Stroke Order

zhēng
guō