liù
馏
to reheat steamed food
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to reheat steamed food; to warm up
informalCommonly used in northern dialects or colloquial speech. Specifically refers to reheating food by steaming.
Mán馒
tou头
liáng凉
le了
，
liù馏
yi一
liù馏
zài再
chī吃
ba吧
。
The mantou (steamed bun) is cold; reheat it by steaming before eating.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
guō锅
lǐ里
liù馏
shèng剩
xià下
de的
jiǎo饺
zi子
。
Mom is reheating the leftover dumplings in the steamer.
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Bǎ把
zhè这
jǐ几
wǎn碗
mǐ米
fàn饭
fàng放
lóng笼
tì屉
shàng上
liù馏
yi一
xià下
。
Put these bowls of rice in the steamer and warm them up.
Yǐ以
qián前
méi没
yǒu有
wēi微
bō波
lú炉
，
rè热
fàn饭
zhǔ主
yào要
kào靠
liù馏
。
In the past, there were no microwaves, so we relied on steaming to reheat food.
Zhè这
cài菜
děi得
liù馏
tòu透
le了
cái才
néng能
chī吃
。
This dish needs to be thoroughly steamed/warmed up before it can be eaten.