Chinese word

汉堡

Pronunciation

Pinyinhàn bǎo

Meaning

  • nounhamburger

Example

我想吃一个汉堡。wǒ xiǎng chī yí gè hàn bǎo

I want to eat a hamburger.

Illustration for 汉堡 (hamburger)

More examples

你要单点一个汉堡还是要套餐？nǐ yào dān diǎn yí gè hàn bǎo hái shì yào tào cān

Do you want one hamburger by itself or a combo meal?

Core concept

A borrowed place-name that travels from Hamburg to a familiar sandwich.

Common phrases

  • 买汉堡mǎi hàn bǎo

    buy a hamburger

  • 点汉堡diǎn hàn bǎo

    order a hamburger

  • 汉堡套餐hàn bǎo tào cān

    hamburger combo meal

Similar words

汉堡包hàn bǎo bāo: A Western-style sandwich made with round bread, a cooked meat patty, vegetables, and sauce.
三明治sān míng zhì: A light, easy-to-eat meal with fillings between slices of bread.
快餐kuài cān: Convenient restaurant food prepared and served soon after being ordered.
薯条shǔ tiáo: Long, thin strips of potato fried in oil and sprinkled with salt.

Definition in Chinese

用两片圆形面包夹着煎或烤的肉饼，常配蔬菜和调味料的单人西式夹心食品。yòng liǎng piàn yuán xíng miàn bāo jiā zhe jiān huò kǎo de ròu bǐng cháng pèi shū cài hé tiáo wèi liào de dān rén xī shì jiā xīn shí pǐn

Word origin

汉堡 (hànbǎo, "hamburger") borrows the sound of hamburger, while hamburger developed from Hamburg, the name of a German city.

Usage tips

  • For clear reading, nearby words matter more than the sound alone: a restaurant setting gives the food sense, and a map or travel setting gives the place sense.

Other meanings

  • Hamburgnoun

Related words

  • 汉堡包hàn bǎo bāohamburgernoun
  • 汉堡套餐hàn bǎo tào cānhamburger combo mealnoun

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