re-steam food; currency withdrawal
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to re-steam (food); to steam again
Specifically for steamed bread, buns, or other steamed foods that have cooled down.
Zǎo早
fàn饭
de的
bāo包
zi子
liáng凉
le了
，
ná拿
qù去
huí回
lóng笼
yī一
xià下
。
The steamed buns from breakfast are cold; take them to re-steam.
Zhēng蒸
hǎo好
de的
mán馒
tou头
rú如
guǒ果
bù不
mǎ马
shàng上
chī吃
，
liáng凉
le了
kě可
yǐ以
huí回
lóng笼
zài再
rè热
。
If you don't eat the steamed buns right away after they're done, you can re-steam them to warm them up when they're cold.
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Tā他
yòng用
zhēng蒸
guō锅
bǎ把
zuó昨
wǎn晚
de的
shèng剩
huā花
juǎn卷
huí回
lóng笼
le了
。
He used a steamer to re-steam the leftover twisted rolls from last night.
verb
to withdraw (currency) from circulation; to recall
formalA technical term in economics and finance referring to the central bank or issuing authority taking currency out of circulation.
Yāng央
háng行
jué决
dìng定
huí回
lóng笼
bù部
fèn分
guò过
shèng剩
de的
liú流
dòng动
xìng性
。
The central bank decided to withdraw some of the excess liquidity.
Zhè这
pī批
jiù旧
bǎn版
zhǐ纸
bì币
jiāng将
bèi被
yín银
háng行
huí回
lóng笼
xiāo销
huǐ毁
。
This batch of old banknotes will be withdrawn and destroyed by the bank.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
tōng通
guò过
gōng公
kāi开
shì市
chǎng场
cāo操
zuò作
huí回
lóng笼
huò货
bì币
，
yǐ以
yì抑
zhì制
tōng通
zhàng胀
。
The government withdraws currency through open market operations to curb inflation.