cooking appliance; electric rice cooker
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
electric rice cooker; rice steamer
A common household appliance in Chinese kitchens. The definition specifies features like automatic power-off and keep-warm. Some regions call it 电饭煲 (diànfànbāo).
Xīn新
mǎi买
de的
diàn电
fàn饭
guō锅
zhǔ煮
fàn饭
tè特
bié别
kuài快
。
The newly bought electric rice cooker cooks rice very quickly.
Zhè这
ge个
diàn电
fàn饭
guō锅
yǒu有
yù预
yuē约
gōng功
néng能
，
hěn很
fāng方
biàn便
。
This rice cooker has a timer function, which is very convenient.
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Tā他
yòng用
diàn电
fàn饭
guō锅
bù不
jǐn仅
néng能
zhǔ煮
fàn饭
，
hái还
néng能
dùn炖
tāng汤
。
He can not only cook rice but also make soup with the electric rice cooker.
Zài在
nán南
fāng方
de的
Guǎng广
dōng东
，
rén人
men们
gèng更
xí习
guàn惯
shuō说
“
diàn电
fàn饭
bāo煲
”
。
In Guangdong in southern China, people are more accustomed to saying 'diàn fàn bāo'.