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烹饪

pēng rèn · peng ren

Traditional 烹飪

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. cooking; culinary arts
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Cooking class

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)报名(bàomíng)了(le)周末(zhōumò)的(de)烹饪(pēngrèn)课(kè)。

    I signed up for a weekend cooking class.

  2. Dengdeng

    学(xué)烹饪(pēngrèn)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)连(lián)煎蛋(jiāndàn)都(dōu)会(huì)煎糊(jiānhú)吗(ma)？

    Learn cooking? Don't you even burn fried eggs?

  3. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)才(cái)要(yào)学(xué)。老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)烹饪(pēngrèn)最(zuì)重要(zhòngyào)的(de)是(shì)火候(huǒhou)。

    That's why I want to learn. The teacher says the most important part of cooking is the heat.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)学(xué)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    Then what did you learn today?

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)第一(dìyī)节(jié)课(kè)，我(wǒ)切(qiē)了(le)一(yī)小时(xiǎoshí)，才(cái)切完(qiēwán)一(yī)根(gēn)葱(cōng)。

    It was the first class; I chopped for an hour and only finished one spring onion.

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01

正(zhèng)在(zài)读(dú)烹(pēng)饪(rèn)书(shū)的(de)女(nǚ)孩(hái)是(shì)凯(kǎi)特(tè)。

The girl reading a cookbook is Kate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)烹(pēng)饪(rèn)，经(jīng)常(cháng)给(gěi)家(jiā)人(rén)做(zuò)新(xīn)菜(cài)。

She likes cooking and often makes new dishes for her family.

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