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黄油

huáng yóu · huang you

Traditional 黃油

Measure word: 盒 hé

Meaning

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  1. butter
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Butter in the pan

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？好香啊(hǎoxiānga)！

    What are you making? It smells so good!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)煎(jiān)牛排(niúpái)，锅里(guōlǐ)放了(fàngle)一点(yīdiǎn)黄油(huángyóu)。

    I'm frying a steak and put a little butter in the pan.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)放(fàng)黄油(huángyóu)？

    Why add butter?

  4. Dengdeng

    黄油(huángyóu)会(huì)让(ràng)牛排(niúpái)更(gèng)香(xiāng)。

    Butter makes the steak smell better.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)黄油(huángyóu)涂(tú)在(zài)面包(miànbāo)上(shàng)。

    Then I want to spread butter on bread too.

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，最后(zuìhòu)一块(yīkuài)黄油(huángyóu)已经(yǐjīng)放进(fàngjìn)锅里(guōlǐ)了(le)。

    Sorry, the last piece of butter is already in the pan.

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2 examples
01

要(yào)做(zuò)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)，你(nǐ)要(yào)用(yòng)到(dào)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)，黄(huáng)油(yóu)和(hé)糖(táng)。

To make a cake, you need egg, butter and sugar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by robbieheslop · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)，我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)面(miàn)包(bāo)夹(jiā)黄(huáng)油(yóu)。

I ate bread and butter this morning.

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

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