<p>拔（pronunciation only. Not sure how to write.）。
e.g. 面条放冷水里拔一下</p>

<p>焯是过热水。</p>

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2015-04-16T11:29:38.710Z
Confirm with 现代汉语规范词典 / The Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Copyright © 2010, 2012 Oxford University Press and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing, Co., Ltd. See 拔 (6)
user1228520
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<p>北京话里有个单字动词，表示给食物（比如刚煮熟的面条、蔬菜等）过冷水。华北其他地区可能也说。请问这是哪个字？以前经常听人说，现在记不清了。</p>

<p>There is a single-character verb in Beijingese Mandarin, meaning to submerge food (like boiled noodles, vegetables, etc.) in cold water. It is possibly used in other parts of Northern China as well. May I know which word is this? I used to hear it a lot but forgot what it exactly was.</p>

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2015-04-15T02:20:01.837Z
@songyuanyao I'm looking for a verb of only one character.
tvk
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2015-04-15T05:01:58.917Z
I only know some verbs meaning to submerge food in _hot_ water. They are 汆、涮、焯.
WangYudong
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2015-04-15T05:16:01.447Z
I don't know, we say 过水 in 东北。
sfy
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2015-04-16T01:30:51.713Z
In Shanghainese we use 焯 (IPA [tsʰɔ]) or 汆 (IPA [tsʰø]).
Fan Zheng
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2015-04-17T11:36:40.533Z
@FanZheng I can't speak for Wu Chinese but at least in Northern China those two means to submerge in _hot_ water instead of cold water.
tvk
<word-choice><topolect><character-identification>
一单字动词，表示给食物过冷水，是哪个字？ / a single-character word meaning to submerge food in cold water
# 一单字动词，表示给食物过冷水，是哪个字？ / a single-character word meaning to submerge food in cold water

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-15)

北京话里有个单字动词，表示给食物（比如刚煮熟的面条、蔬菜等）过冷水。华北其他地区可能也说。请问这是哪个字？以前经常听人说，现在记不清了。

There is a single-character verb in Beijingese Mandarin, meaning to submerge food (like boiled noodles, vegetables, etc.) in cold water. It is possibly used in other parts of Northern China as well. May I know which word is this? I used to hear it a lot but forgot what it exactly was.

**Tags:** word-choice, topolect, character-identification

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: @songyuanyao I'm looking for a verb of only one character.  
> **username_1**: I only know some verbs meaning to submerge food in _hot_ water. They are 汆、涮、焯.  
> **username_2**: I don't know, we say 过水 in 东北。  
> **username_3**: In Shanghainese we use 焯 (IPA [tsʰɔ]) or 汆 (IPA [tsʰø]).  
> **username_0**: @username_3 I can't speak for Wu Chinese but at least in Northern China those two means to submerge in _hot_ water instead of cold water.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-04-16. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

拔（pronunciation only. Not sure how to write.）。
e.g. 面条放冷水里拔一下

焯是过热水。

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Confirm with 现代汉语规范词典 / The Standard Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Copyright © 2010, 2012 Oxford University Press and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing, Co., Ltd. See 拔 (6)  

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