Chinese word

无麸质

Pronunciation

Pinyinwú fū zhì

Meaning

  • adjectivegluten-free

Example

这家餐厅有无麸质的菜单吗？zhè jiā cān tīng yǒu wú fū zhì dì cài dān ma

Does this restaurant have a gluten-free menu?

Illustration for 无麸质 (gluten-free)

More examples

我想吃无麸质面包。wǒ xiǎng chī wú fū zhì miàn bāo

I want to eat gluten-free bread.

Core concept

A food label marking a dish, menu, or product as made without the gluten found in wheat and related grains.

Common phrases

  • 无麸质食品wú fū zhì shí pǐn

    gluten-free food

  • 无麸质菜单wú fū zhì cài dān

    gluten-free menu

  • 无麸质面包wú fū zhì miàn bāo

    gluten-free bread

Similar words

不含小麦bù hán xiǎo mài: Marks food or a menu as containing no wheat.
不含麸质bù hán fū zhì: Marks food or a product as containing no gluten.

Definition in Chinese

用来描述饮食习惯或食品特性，表示不含麸质（小麦等谷物中的面筋），可作菜品、菜单或产品说明中的形容词性标注。yòng lái miáo shù yǐn shí xí guàn huò shí pǐn tè xìng biǎo shì bù hán fū zhì xiǎo mài děng gǔ wù zhōng de miàn jīn kě zuò cài pǐn cài dān huò chán pǐn shuō míng zhōng de xíng róng cí xìng biāo zhù

Word origin

无 (wú, "without") + 麸 (fū, "bran") + 质 (zhì, "substance") forms a label for food without gluten.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this label usually describes a dish, menu, or packaged product, while a personal dietary need is clearer when stated as an allergy or another health reason.

Opposites

  • 含麸质hán fū zhìcontaining glutenadjective

Related words

  • 无麸质食品wú fū zhì shí pǐngluten-free foodnoun
  • 无麸质饮食wú fū zhì yǐn shígluten-free dietnoun

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