Hanzi
Traditional
烤
Simplified
烤

to roast/to bake/to broil

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

kǎo

Bopomofo

ㄎㄠˇ

Jyutping

haau1

Example sentences

烤 kǎo
我們在院子裡烤肉。
我们在院子里烤肉。

We are barbecuing in the yard.

現 / 现 xiàn
這些麵包都是現烤的。
这些面包都是现烤的。

These breads are all freshly baked.

燒烤 / 烧烤 shāokǎo
我們週末打算去海邊吃燒烤。
我们周末打算去海边吃烧烤。

We plan to go to the beach to eat barbecue this weekend.

烤肉 kǎoròu
我們打算在中秋節那天去烤肉。
我们打算在中秋节那天去烤肉。

We plan to go for a barbecue on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

預先 / 预先 yùxiān
明天烤肉要用的煤炭，爸爸已經預先買好了。
明天烤肉要用的煤炭，爸爸已经预先买好了。

Dad has already bought the charcoal for tomorrow's BBQ in advance.

烤鴨 / 烤鸭 kǎoyā
北京烤鴨非常有名。
北京烤鸭非常有名。

Beijing roast duck is very famous.

馳名 / 驰名 chímíng
這家餐廳以其美味的烤鴨馳名遠近。
这家餐厅以其美味的烤鸭驰名远近。

This restaurant is famous far and wide for its delicious roast duck.

Example Vocabulary

烤

kao3

to roast; to bake; to barbecue; to toast

燒烤

shao1'kao3

barbecue; roast; grill

烤火

kao3'huo3

烤箱

kao3'xiang1

烤肉

kao3'rou4

barbecue; roast meat

烤鴨

kao3'ya1

roast duck

烘烤

hong1'kao3

烤架

烤煙

烤爐

kao3'lu2

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