# 发酵 (fājiào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 发酵 (fājiào) means “to ferment; to build up (of news)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to ferment; to build up (of news)
- Pinyin: fājiào (fa1 jiao4)
- Traditional: 發酵
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 面团需要时间来发酵。
  Miàntuán xūyào shíjiān lái fājiào.
  Dough needs time to ferment.

## Characters

- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue
- 酵 (jiào): yeast; leaven; fermentation

https://hanziro.com/word/fa-jiao-ferment/

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