作料 zuòliao condiments
condiments; seasoning; coll. pr.; Taiwan pr.
How to remember 作料: 作 do + 料 ingredients = condiments.
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How it is used
- Condiments / seasonings for cooking - 炖肉时放些作料 (dùn ròu shí fàng xiē zuóliao) add some seasonings when stewing meat.
- Colloquial (often pronounced zuóliao); the flavorings you add: soy sauce, star anise, etc.
- Synonym 调料 (tiáoliào) / 调味料; 作料 is the everyday, homey word for kitchen seasonings.