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yeast

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xiao4mu3 xiàomǔ

Meaning


Primary

yeast

Mnemonic


酵母 Yeast is a bacteria that is the 母 mother of 酵 fermenting things like bread.

Usage


做 蛋糕 時 不 需要 酵母。

Yeast is not needed when making cakes.

酵母 是 一 種 微生物。

Yeast is a type of microorganism.

酵母 是 用 來 做 麵包 的。

Yeast is used to make bread.