火候 (huǒ hou): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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火候
火候
(huǒ hou): Degree of doneness (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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火 • huǒ • fire • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
huǒ
火
fire
候 • hou • to wait; to observe; to inquire
hou
候
to wait; to observe; to inquire
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 火候.
Words with
火
火车
huǒ chē
train
火车站
huǒ chē zhàn
railway station
火柴
huǒ chái
match
火锅
huǒ guō
hotpot
着火
zháo huǒ
to burn
恼火
nǎo huǒ
annoyed; irritated; vexed
火灾
huǒ zāi
serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
火焰
huǒ yàn
flame; blaze
Words with
候
时候
shí hou
[duration of] time
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
in one's childhood
气候
qì hòu
climate
问候
wèn hòu
send one's greetings to
伺候
cì hòu
wait upon; serve
候选
hòu xuǎn
be a candidate; run for office
等候
děng hòu
to wait; await; expect
侍候
shì hòu
Wait on
4.
How to Use 火候 in Sentences
Subject + Adjective
huǒ
火
hòu
候
bú
不
gòu
够
neutral
insufficient timing/heat
huǒ
火
hòu
候
zhèng
正
hǎo
好
neutral
perfect timing/heat
Verb + Object
zhǎng
掌
wò
握
huǒ
火
hòu
候
5.
Example Sentences with 火候
zhǔ
煮
fàn
饭
yào
要
zhù
注
yì
意
huǒ
火
neutral
master the timing/heat
qià
恰
dào
到
huǒ
火
hòu
候
formal
just right timing/heat
hou
候
。
Pay attention to the heat when cooking rice.
zhè
这
dào
道
hóng
红
shāo
烧
ròu
肉
de
的
huǒ
火
hou
候
zhǎng
掌
wò
握
dé
得
qià
恰
dào
到
hǎo
好
chù
处
，
ròu
肉
zhì
质
ruǎn
软
làn
烂
rù
入
wèi
味
。
The doneness of this braised pork belly is perfectly controlled, making the meat tender and flavorful.
nǐ
你
jué
觉
de
得
zhè
这
guō
锅
tāng
汤
de
的
huǒ
火
hou
候
shì
是
bu
不
shì
是
hái
还
chà
差
yì
一
diǎn
点
？
Do you think the doneness of this pot of soup is still a bit off?
zhè
这
dào
道
cài
菜
de
的
huǒ
火
hou
候
gāng
刚
gāng
刚
hǎo
好
，
wèi
味
dào
道
hěn
很
xiāng
香
。
The heat control for this dish is just right, and it tastes very fragrant.
xué
学
xí
习
yǔ
语
yán
言
jiù
就
xiàng
像
pēng
烹
rèn
饪
，
xū
需
yào
要
zhǎng
掌
wò
握
huǒ
火
hou
候
cái
才
néng
能
jìn
进
bù
步
。
Learning a language is like cooking; you need to master the timing and intensity to make progress.
