jìzi

剂子

Word · NounTraditional劑

small piece of dough; pharmaceutical form

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

small piece of dough (for making buns or dumplings)

Specifically used in the context of dough preparation in Chinese cooking.

Miàn面
fā发
hǎo好
le了
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
kě可
yǐ以
bǎ把
tā它
fēn分
chéng成
yī一
gè个
gè个
xiǎo小
jì剂
zi子
 。

The dough has risen, now we can divide it into small pieces.

Tā她
bǎ把
jì剂
zi子
gǎn擀
chéng成
yuán圆
xíng形
de的
jiǎo饺
zi子
pí皮
 。

She rolled the dough pieces into round dumpling wrappers.

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Zuò做
mán馒
tou头
zhī之
qián前
 ,
yào要
bǎ把
dà大
miàn面
tuán团
qiē切
chéng成
dà大
xiǎo小
jūn均
yún匀
de的
jì剂
zi子
 。

Before making steamed buns, you need to cut the large dough into evenly sized pieces.