"Ingredient" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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成分 chéng fèn composition / ingredient / element / component / one's social status
组成部分 zǔ chéng bù fèn part / component / ingredient / constituent
成份 chéng fèn composition / make-up / ingredient / element / component / one's social status / same as 成分
分 fèn part / share / ingredient / component
食材 shí cái (food) ingredient
药材 yào cái medicinal ingredient
冲泡 chōng pào to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves) / to infuse (tea)
梗 gěng branch / stem / stalk / CL:根[gen1] / to block / to hinder / (neologism that evolved from 哏[gen2], initially in Taiwan, during the first decade of the 21st century) memorable creative idea (joke, catchphrase, meme, neologism, witty remark etc) / prominent feature of a creative work (punchline of a joke, trope in a drama, special ingredient in a dish, riff in a pop song etc)
打抛 dǎ pāo holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬|打抛猪[da3pao1zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil)
活性成分 huó xìng chéng fèn active ingredient
非活性成分  inert ingredient
惰性成分  inert ingredient
底料 dǐ liào base ingredient / base (cooking) / primer (paint)
冬虫夏草 dōng chóng - xià cǎo caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
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