slow fire; gentle heat
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slow fire; gentle heat; low heat (used in cooking)
Refers to low heat used for simmering, stewing, or decocting medicine, as opposed to high heat (武火). Commonly used in culinary and traditional Chinese medicine contexts.
Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
yào要
yòng用
wén文
huǒ火
màn慢
dùn炖
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
This dish needs to be stewed on low heat for two hours.
Bāo煲
tāng汤
shí时
yào要
yòng用
wén文
huǒ火
，
bù不
yào要
yòng用
dà大
huǒ火
。
When making soup, use gentle heat, not high heat.
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Wén文
huǒ火
jiān煎
áo熬
de的
zhōng中
yào药
xiào效
guǒ果
gèng更
hǎo好
。
Traditional Chinese medicine decocted with slow fire has better effects.
Jiān煎
yú鱼
shí时
yòng用
wén文
huǒ火
kě可
yǐ以
bì避
miǎn免
jiāo烧
shāo焦
。
Using low heat when frying fish can prevent burning.