thickening starch; arrowroot powder
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
arrowroot powder or starch used for thickening in cooking
neutralHistorically made from foxnut (芡实, Euryale ferox) seeds. In modern cooking, it refers to any starch (cornstarch, potato starch, etc.) used for the same purpose.
Zuò做
zhè这
ge个
tāng汤
zhī之
qián前
，
xiān先
yòng用
yī一
diǎn点
qiàn芡
fěn粉
gōu勾
qiàn芡
。
Before finishing this soup, first thicken it with a little starch.
Yù玉
mǐ米
diàn淀
fěn粉
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
qiàn芡
fěn粉
de的
tì替
dài代
pǐn品
。
Cornstarch is often used as a substitute for arrowroot powder.
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Chú厨
shī师
wǎng往
jiàng酱
zhī汁
lǐ里
jiā加
le了
qiàn芡
fěn粉
，
ràng让
tā它
biàn变
de得
nóng浓
chóu稠
。
The chef added starch to the sauce to make it thick.