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烤

kǎo · kao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)
  2. to warm oneself by a fire
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Roasted sweet potato

  1. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)香(xiāng)啊(a)！这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    It smells so good! What is this?

  2. Liangliang

    烤(kǎo)红薯(hóngshǔ)。冬天(dōngtiān)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Roasted sweet potato. Best in winter.

  3. Dengdeng

    要(yào)烤(kǎo)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does it take to roast?

  4. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，要(yào)烤(kǎo)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    The boss says it needs to roast for an hour.

  5. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)！那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)烤烤(kǎokǎo)手(shǒu)吧(ba)。

    An hour! Then I'll warm my hands first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)莉(lì)在(zài)沙(shā)拉(lā)里(lǐ)放(fàng)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)烤(kǎo)山(shān)核(hé)桃(táo)。

Mary put some roasted pecans into her salad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)为(wèi)他(tā)的(de)老(lǎo)师(shī)烤(kǎo)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)饼(bǐng)干(gān)。

Tom baked some cookies for his teacher.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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