enhance flavor; season
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to enhance the flavor; to season; to enrich the taste of food
informalCommonly used in cooking contexts. Often appears in the reduplicated form '提提味儿' (tí ti wèi r) to indicate a brief or tentative action. The 'r' indicates the erhua (儿化) characteristic of spoken Mandarin.
Jī鸡
dàn蛋
tāng汤
lǐ里
jiā加
diǎn点
r儿
hú胡
jiāo椒
fěn粉
，
tí提
ti提
wèi味
r儿
。
Add some pepper to the egg drop soup to enhance the flavor.
Zhè这
tāng汤
tài太
dàn淡
le了
，
jiā加
diǎn点
r儿
yán盐
tí提
ti提
wèi味
r儿
ba吧
。
This soup is too bland; add some salt to season it.
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Zuò做
yú鱼
de的
shí时
hou候
fàng放
diǎn点
r儿
liào料
jiǔ酒
kě可
yǐ以
qù去
xīng腥
tí提
wèi味
r儿
。
When cooking fish, adding some cooking wine can remove the fishy smell and enrich the taste.
Yòng用
xiāng香
cài菜
tí提
wèi味
r儿
hěn很
bù不
cuò错
。
Using cilantro to enhance the flavor works very well.