yeast; leaven
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Meanings
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yeast; leaven
neutralA type of fungus used in baking and brewing to cause fermentation and make dough rise. The full term is 酵母菌 (jiàomǔjūn).
Zuò做
miàn面
bāo包
xū需
yào要
jiā加
jiào酵
mǔ母
。
You need to add yeast to make bread.
Zhè这
kuài块
miàn面
tuán团
hái还
méi没
fā发
jiào酵
，
shì是
jiào酵
mǔ母
bù不
gòu够
ma吗
？
This dough hasn't risen yet, is it because there's not enough yeast?
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Pí啤
jiǔ酒
de的
niàng酿
zào造
guò过
chéng程
lí离
bù不
kāi开
jiào酵
mǔ母
。
The brewing process for beer cannot happen without yeast.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
huó活
xìng性
gàn干
jiào酵
mǔ母
。
This is a type of active dry yeast.