酵
jiào
yeast; leavening; fermentation; Taiwan pr. [xiao4]
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Related words
- 酿酶niàng méizymase (enzyme in yeast involved in fermentation)
- 糱nièfermenting grain
- 红曲hóng qūred food dye made from yeast
- 酒药jiǔ yàobrewer's yeast
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酵 (jiào) means "yeast; leavening; fermentation; Taiwan pr. [xiao4]" in Chinese.
酵 is pronounced "jiào" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.
酵 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
Common words with 酵 include 发酵 (to ferment), 酵母 (leaven), 酦酵 (variant of 發酵|发酵[fa1 jiao4]), 糖酵解 (glycolysis (anaerobic metabolism of glucose)), 酵母菌 (yeast).
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