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jiào

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jiào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiào | jiao4
English translation
yeast; to leaven

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About jiào

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

jiào

Contains the radical

yǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

wine

Etymology of jiào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

酉孝

Semantic compound

yǒu

Phonetic compound

xiào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and xiào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using jiào

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果汁 guǒzhī ruò shì 放置 fàng zhì hěn jiǔ , jiù huì 发酵 fā jiào .

Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.

防止 fángzhǐ 啤酒 píjiǔ biàn huài de 主要 zhǔyào 方法 fāngfǎ shì yòng chún 酵母菌 jiào mǔ jūn zhū 发酵 fā jiào .

The principal methods of avoiding spoilage are the use of pure yeast strains as starters.

hǎo de 面包 miànbāo 面团 miàn tuán kào Huǒ fàng zhāo , hǎo ràng 发酵 fā jiào .

The bread mixture was set beside the fire to rise.

zhuāng píng 以后 yǐ hòu 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ 酵母 jiào mǔ Néng zài tián 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ Zhōng 生长 shēngzhǎng .

Wine yeasts can grow in sweet wines even after bottling.

běn 课题 kètí 研制 yán zhì le 豆乳 乳酸 rǔ suān 发酵 fā jiào 豆乳豆乳冰淇淋 bīng qí lín , bìng 探讨 tàntǎo le 较佳 de 脱腥方式 fāngshì 生产 shēngchǎn 工艺 gōng yì 原料 yuánliào 配方 pèi fāng ,基本 jīběn 获得 huòdé 成功 Chénggōng .

The soya - beau milk , lactic fermentation soya - bean milk and ice cream of soya - bean milk have been developed.

Words with jiào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
发酵 fā jiào to ferment發酵
酵母 jiào mǔ leaven酵母 jiào mǔ
酵母菌 jiào mǔ jūn yeast酵母菌 jiào mǔ jūn
酵素 jiào sù enzyme酵素 jiào sù
jiào yeast jiào
糖酵解 táng jiào jiě glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose)糖酵解 táng jiào jiě

jiào Decomposition & Compounds

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