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title: "Fajiao Meaning: 发酵 (fājiào) Means “to ferment”"
description: "发酵 (traditional 發酵, fājiào) means “to ferment”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 酵 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fajiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发酵 mean?

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发酵 fājiào

## to ferment

## It can also mean

- (fig.) to escalate; to build up (of an event or rumor)

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to vent
2. 酵 jiào yeast

## In a sentence

面团要放一个小时发酵。 The dough needs to ferment for an hour.

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- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)
- [发电 fādiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fadian)
- [发动 fādòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fadong)

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