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发酵

发酵 (fā jiào): Ferment / fermentate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

发酵 consists of 2 characters.

to send (an email)

fermentation or leavening agent

Word Info

Pinyinfā jiào

MeaningFerment / fermentate

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word发酵

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3.

How to Use 发酵 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发酵 with other words naturally.

Noun + Nounwith粉

fā发

jiào酵

fěn粉

neutral

baking powder

Verb + Verbwith开始

kāi开

shǐ始

fā发

jiào酵

Adjective + Nounwith食品

fā发

jiào酵

shí食

pǐn品

Adverb + Verbwith充分

chōng充

fèn分

fā发

jiào酵

Verb + Objectwith过程

fā发

jiào酵

guò过

chéng程

4.

Example Sentences with 发酵

miàn面

bāo包

zài在

fā发

jiào酵

。

The bread is fermenting.

neutral

begin to ferment

neutral

fermented food

neutral

fully ferment

neutral

fermentation process

miàn面

tuán团

xū需

yào要

zú足

gòu够

de的

shí时

jiān间

lái来

chōng充

fèn分

fā发

jiào酵

，

cái才

néng能

zuò做

chū出

sōng松

ruǎn软

de的

miàn面

bāo包

。

The dough needs sufficient time to fully ferment in order to make soft bread.

zhè这

zhǒng种

xīn新

xíng型

de的

shēng生

wù物

fā发

jiào酵

jì技

shù术

，

jí极

dà大

dì地

tí提

shēng升

le了

shēng生

chǎn产

xiào效

lǜ率

。

This new biological fermentation technology has greatly improved production efficiency.

niú牛

nǎi奶

fā发

jiào酵

hòu后

biàn变

chéng成

le了

suān酸

nǎi奶

。

Milk becomes yogurt after fermentation.

wèi为

shén什

me么

zhè这

xiē些

pú葡

táo萄

zhī汁

hái还

méi没

yǒu有

kāi开

shǐ始

fā发

jiào酵

ne呢

？

Why hasn't this grape juice started fermenting yet?

yóu由

yú于

wēn温

dù度

guò过

dī低

，

zhè这

pī批

miàn面

tuán团

wán完

quán全

méi没

yǒu有

fā发

jiào酵

qǐ起

lái来

。

Due to the low temperature, this batch of dough did not ferment at all.

zhè这

ge个

xiǎng想

fǎ法

zài在

tā他

xīn心

zhōng中

màn慢

màn慢

fā发

jiào酵

，

zuì最

zhōng终

cù促

chéng成

le了

zhè这

cì次

chuàng创

yè业

。

This idea slowly fermented in his mind, eventually leading to this startup.

tā他

de的

bù不

mǎn满

qíng情

xù绪

zài在

tuán团

duì队

zhōng中

chí持

xù续

fā发

jiào酵

，

zuì最

zhōng终

dǎo导

zhì致

le了

gōng公

kāi开

de的

chōng冲

tū突

。

His dissatisfaction continued to ferment within the team, ultimately leading to an open conflict.

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