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酝酿 meaning in English

yùnniàng

(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 醞釀25 strokes

Meaning of 酝酿

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yùnniàng
  1. (of alcohol) to ferment
  2. (of a crisis) to be brewing
  3. to mull over (an issue)
  4. to hold exploratory discussions

酝酿 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men的de友yǒu情qíng酝yùn酿niàng成chéng了le爱ài情qíng。
Their friendship ripened into a deep love.
他tā和hé她tā之zhī间jiān的de友yǒu谊yì，渐jiàn渐jiàn地dì酝yùn酿niàng成chéng了le爱ài情qíng。
By degrees the friendship between him and her grew into love.

Stroke order for each character

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酝 yùn · liquor · 11 strokes

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酿 niàng · to ferment · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 酝酿.

酿造niàngzàoto brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation
酿酒niàngjiǔto make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)
酿成niàngchéngto make (wine or spirits); (fig.) to lead to (a bad result)

Questions about 酝酿

What does 酝酿 mean?

酝酿 (yùnniàng) means "(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 酝酿?

酝酿 is made of 2 characters: 酝 (11 strokes), 酿 (14 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.

Is 酝酿 an HSK word?

Yes. 酝酿 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 酝酿 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 酝酿 is written 醞釀.

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