Chinese
liángbàn
Meaning: cold-tossed; to dress cold food with sauce
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun

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Example sentences

媽媽做了一道涼拌小黃瓜,味道非常開胃。
妈妈做了一道凉拌小黄瓜,味道非常开胃。
Mom made a dish of cold-tossed cucumbers; it is very appetizing.
夏天吃涼拌黃瓜非常清爽。
Eating cold cucumber salad in summer is very refreshing.

Usage Notes

Refers to a cooking method where ingredients are served cold and mixed with seasonings. Also colloquially used as a pun for 'what to do' (怎麼辦) to mean 'nothing can be done'.

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