huò

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Character · Verb · Measure word

mix; times for washing/ decocting

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

mix; blend

neutral

Used for mixing dry ingredients or making thin paste by adding liquid.

Qǐng请
zài在
yào药
lǐ里
huò和
diǎn点
táng儿
bù糖
 ,
rán不
tài然
kǔ太
le苦
 了
 。

Please add some sugar to the medicine, otherwise it will be too bitter.

ǒu藕
fěn粉
lǐ里
huò和
le了
yī一
diǎn点
er儿
táng糖
 ,
wèi味
dào道
gèng更
hǎo好
le了
 。

I added some sugar to the lotus root starch, it tastes better now.

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Tā他
bǎ把
miàn面
fěn粉
hé和
nǎi奶
fěn粉
huò和
zài在
le了
yī一
qǐ起
 。

He mixed flour and milk powder together.

Bǎ把
tiáo调
liào料
hé和
tāng汤
huò和
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
zuò做
chéng成
jiàng酱
zhī汁
 。

Mix the seasoning and soup together to make sauce.

Tā她
huó和
le了
diǎn点
yán颜
liào料
lái来
huà画
huà画
 。

She mixed some paint to draw.

2.

measure word

times (for washing, decocting)

neutral

Used to count the number of times clothes are washed or medicine is decocted.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
shang裳
yǐ已
jīng经
xǐ洗
le了
sān三
huò和
le了
 。

This clothes has been washed three times.

Zhè这
fù副
yào药
shì是
dì第
èr二
huò和
 ,
kuài快
jiān煎
hǎo好
le了
 。

This is the second decoction of this medicine, it is almost ready.

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Wǒ我
xǐ洗
le了
sì四
huò和
yī衣
fu服
cái才
bǎ把
wū污
zì渍
xǐ洗
diào掉
 。

I washed the clothes four times before getting rid of the stain.

Zhè这
jì剂
yào药
kě可
yǐ以
jiān煎
liǎng两
huò和
 。

This dose of medicine can be decocted twice.

Zhè这
jiàn件
wài外
tào套
xǐ洗
le了
yī一
huò和
jiù就
diào掉
sè色
le了
 。

This coat lost color after one wash.