Chinese word

肉

Pronunciation

Pinyinròu

Meaning

  • nounmeat

Example

我想吃点肉。wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn ròu

I want to eat some meat.

Illustration for 肉 (meat)

More examples

晚饭有肉吗？wǎn fàn yǒu ròu ma

Is there meat for dinner?

Core concept

The soft flesh inside an animal, especially the muscle and fat used as food.

Common phrases

  • 吃肉chī ròu

    eat meat

  • 猪肉zhū ròu

    pork

  • 牛肉niú ròu

    beef

  • 买肉mǎi ròu

    buy meat

Similar words

猪肉zhū ròu: The edible flesh of a pig.
牛肉niú ròu: The edible flesh of cattle.
鸡肉jī ròu: The edible flesh of a chicken.

Definition in Chinese

动物身体上可供食用的部分，主要由肌肉和脂肪构成，也可泛指动物的肉体部分。dòng wù shēn tǐ shàng kě gōng shí yòng de bù fèn zhǔ yào yóu jī ròu hé zhī fáng gòu chéng yě kě fàn zhǐ dòng wù de ròu tǐ bù fèn

Word origin

肉 (ròu, "meat") began as a picture of a piece of flesh, so its written form is linked to the body part it names.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often puts the animal name before this word in food names, such as 猪肉 (zhūròu, "pork") and 鸡肉 (jīròu, "chicken").

Opposites

Related words

  • 肉片ròu piànsliced meatnoun
  • 肉类ròu lèimeat productsnoun

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