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发酵

fā jiào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 發酵

发酵 (fā jiào) means "to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 发酵 means

1. to ferment
2. (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop

The characters in 发酵

• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 酵jiàoyeast; leaven; fermentation; Taiwan pr. xiào

Example sentences

• 酒被放在桶里发酵。
  Jiǔ bèi fàng zài tǒng lǐ fājiào.
  Wine is put in barrels to mature.
• 面包是用面粉和水做的，有时还会加入发酵粉。
  Miànbāo shì yòng miànfěn hé shuǐ zuò de, yǒushí hái huì jiārù fājiào fěn.
  Bread is made from flour, water, and often yeast.

Sounds the same

Read fā jiào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 酦酵variant of 发酵

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