---
title: "Pengren Meaning: 烹饪 (pēngrèn) Means “cooking”"
description: "烹饪 (traditional 烹飪, pēngrèn) means “cooking; cuisine; to cook”. Hear its tones, see what 烹 and 饪 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pengren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 烹饪 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

烹饪 pēngrèn

## cooking; cuisine; to cook

## Its characters

1. 烹 pēng to cook
2. 饪 rèn to cook (as in 烹饪)

## In a sentence

她很擅长烹饪海鲜。 She is very good at cooking seafood.

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