| 酿 | [ niàng ] to ferment, to brew, to make honey (of bees), to lead to, to form gradually, wine, stuffed vegetables (cooking method) |
| 酿成 | [ niàng chéng ] to form gradually, to lead to |
| 酿母菌 | [ niàng mǔ jūn ] yeast |
| 酿热物 | [ niàng rè wù ] biological fuel (such as horse dung) |
| 酿造 | [ niàng zaò ] to brew, to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation |
| 酿造学 | [ niàng zaò xué ] zymurgy |
| 酿酒 | [ niàng jiǔ ] to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) |
| 酿酒业 | [ niàng jiǔ yè ] brewing industry, wine industry |
| 酿酶 | [ niàng meí ] zymase (enzyme in yeast involved in fermentation) |
| ⇒ 佳酿 | [ jiā niàng ] excellent wine |
| ⇒ 佳丽酿 | [ jiā lì niáng ] Carignan (grape type) |
| ⇒ 甜酒酿 | [ tián jiǔ niàng ] fermented rice |
| ⇒ 私酿 | [ sī niàng ] to brew alcoholic drinks illegally |
| ⇒ 精酿啤酒 | [ jīng niàng pí jiǔ ] craft beer |
| ⇒ 酒酿 | [ jiǔ niàng ] sweet fermented rice, glutinous rice wine |
| ⇒ 酝酿 | [ yùn niàng ] (of alcohol) to ferment, (of a crisis) to be brewing, to mull over (an issue), to hold exploratory discussions |