发 酵

fājiào

“To ferment” in Chinese is 发酵 (fājiào).

Meaning

to ferment
(fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop

Example

酒被放在桶里发酵。

Wine is put in barrels to mature.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

fāHSK 25 strokesto send out jiàoHSK 7-914 strokesyeast; leaven

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