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  • 1

    v.deliberate on; make preparations; mull over

    • zhè jiàn shì zhèng zài yùn niàng zhī zhōng

      正在酝酿之中

      The matter is now under deliberation.

    • bào fēng yǔ yǐ jīng yùn niàng yī zhěng tiān le

      暴风雨已经酝酿

      A storm had been brewing all day.

    • zhè ge sī xiǎng zǎo yǐ zài tā nǎo zhōng yùn niàng chéng shú le

      这个思想酝酿成熟

      He had this idea a while ago after mulling it over in his head.

  • 2

    n.fermentation; making (of beer, wine, etc.)

    • shuǐ dào yùn niàng hòu jiù chéng le mǐ jiǔ

      水稻酝酿米酒

      Rice becomes rice wine after brewing.

    • liáng shi zài yùn niàng guò chéng zhōng huì yǒu qí guài de wèi dào

      粮食酝酿过程奇怪味道

      The grain will have a strange taste during the brewing process.

    • jiǔ shì yóu liáng shi yùn niàng ér lái de

      粮食酝酿

      Wine is brewed from grain.

  • 3

    v.brew; ferment

    • yùn niàng jiǔ shì yī gè hěn cháng de guò chéng

      酝酿过程

      Brewing wine is a long process.

    • nǐ huì yùn niàng jiǔ ma

      酝酿

      Can you brew wine?

    • yùn niàng chū de jiǔ hěn chún xiāng

      酝酿醇香

      The brewed wine is very mellow.

Word usage

  • Note
    "酿" cannot be pronounced as "ràng" or "rǎng".