Writing
烹饪 (pēng rèn) — how to say "cooking" in Chinese
烹饪
Cooking, cuisine
verb
Character composition
烹
to boil, to fry
饪
cooking food
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
食
Eat
#184 · shí · 9 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
烹饪技术
pēng rèn jì shù
culinary skill
学习烹饪
xué xí pēng rèn
learn cooking
烹饪方法
pēng rèn fāng fǎ
cooking method
Examples
周末我经常在家烹饪美味的晚餐。
On weekends, I often cook delicious dinners at home.
我喜欢烹饪。
I like cooking.
Frequently asked questions
Cooking in Chinese language
"cooking" in Chinese is 烹饪 (pēng rèn).
烹饪 meaning in English
烹饪 (pēng rèn) means "Cooking, cuisine".
How is 烹饪 pronounced?
It is pronounced pēng rèn (written as peng ren, pengren). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "cooking" in Chinese characters?
It is written 烹饪: 烹 has 11 strokes, 饪 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 烹饪?
烹饪 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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