lào
烙
to iron; to brand; to bake
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to smooth (clothes) with a hot iron; to brand
Can refer to ironing clothes or marking an object (or historically, people) with a hot branding iron.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
lào烙
tiě铁
bǎ把
yī衣
fu服
tàng烫
píng平
。
Mom is using a flat iron to smooth out the clothes.
Zhè这
pǐ匹
mǎ马
de的
shēn身
shang上
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
dú独
tè特
de的
lào烙
yìn印
。
This horse has a unique brand on its body.
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Gōng工
rén人
zài在
mù木
xiāng箱
shàng上
lào烙
shàng上
le了
gōng工
chǎng厂
de的
biāo标
zhì志
。
The worker branded the factory's logo onto the wooden crate.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
lǐ里
，
dì地
zhǔ主
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
zài在
nú奴
lì隶
shēn身
shang上
lào烙
yìn印
jì记
。
In the old society, landlords sometimes branded their slaves.
Zhè这
jiàn件
chèn衬
shān衫
xū需
yào要
zài再
lào烙
yī一
xià下
。
This shirt needs to be ironed again.
verb
to bake (dough) on a hot griddle or pan
Commonly used in northern China for cooking flatbreads or pancakes.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhèng正
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
lào烙
bǐng饼
。
Grandma is baking pancakes for us in the kitchen.
Zhè这
zhāng张
lào烙
xiàn馅
er儿
bǐng饼
de的
wèi味
dào道
zhēn真
bù不
cuò错
。
This baked stuffed pancake tastes really good.
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Nǐ你
xiǎng想
chī吃
gāng刚
lào烙
hǎo好
de的
cōng葱
yóu油
bǐng饼
ma吗
？
Do you want to eat the freshly baked scallion pancakes?
Yòng用
píng平
dǐ底
guō锅
lào烙
bǐng饼
hěn很
fāng方
biàn便
。
It is very convenient to bake pancakes in a frying pan.
Tā他
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
chī吃
le了
sān三
zhāng张
lào烙
bǐng饼
。
He ate three pancakes in one breath.