Chinese word

披萨

Pronunciation

Pinyinpī sà

Meaning

  • nounpizza

Example

这个披萨太好吃了。zhè ge pī sà tài hǎo chī le

This pizza is so delicious.

Illustration for 披萨 (pizza)

More examples

我们一起吃披萨吧。wǒ men yì qǐ chī pī sà ba

Let's eat pizza together.

Core concept

A round baked flatbread carrying tomato, cheese, and other toppings.

Common phrases

  • 吃披萨chī pī sà

    eat pizza

  • 点披萨diǎn pī sà

    order pizza

  • 披萨店pī sà diàn

    pizza shop

Similar words

比萨bǐ sà: A common Chinese spelling for pizza used in menus and everyday conversation.
比萨饼bǐ sà bǐng: A baked dough dish covered with toppings such as tomato and cheese.

Definition in Chinese

指在烤箱或烤炉中烘烤的意式面饼，表面覆盖番茄、奶酪和各类配料，通常按片或整张出售。zhǐ zài kǎo xiāng huò kǎo lú zhōng hōng kǎo de yì shì miàn bǐng biǎo miàn fù gài fān qié nǎi lào hé gè lèi pèi liào tōng cháng àn piàn huò zhěng zhāng chū shòu

Word origin

披萨 (pīsà, "pizza") is borrowed from Italian pizza, and its two characters are chosen chiefly to approximate the foreign sound rather than to describe the food.

Usage tips

  • In everyday ordering, 张 (zhāng, "measure word for flat, spread-out things") commonly counts a whole pizza, while 片 (piàn, "slice") counts one piece.

Related words

  • 披萨店pī sà diànpizza shopnoun
  • 披萨饼pī sà bǐngpizza pienoun

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