Chinese word

薯片

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǔ piàn

Meaning

  • nounpotato chips

Example

晚上一起吃薯片吧。wǎn shàng yì qǐ chī shǔ piàn ba

Let's eat potato chips together tonight.

Illustration for 薯片 (potato chips)

More examples

这款薯片的品牌在国内很有名。zhè kuǎn shǔ piàn de pǐn pái zài guó nèi hěn yǒu míng

The brand of these potato chips is very famous in China.

Core concept

Thin potato slices cooked until crisp and eaten as a casual snack.

Common phrases

  • 买薯片mǎi shǔ piàn

    buy potato chips

  • 一包薯片yì bāo shǔ piàn

    a bag of potato chips

  • 薯片品牌shǔ piàn pǐn pái

    potato chip brand

Similar words

薯条shǔ tiáo: Potato pieces cut into long strips, fried, and often served at fast food restaurants.
零食líng shí: A light food eaten between regular meals.

Definition in Chinese

用土豆切成薄片、经过油炸或烘烤制成的酥脆零食，通常作为休闲食品食用。yòng tǔ dòu qiē chéng báo piàn jīng guò yóu zhá huò hōng kǎo zhì chéng de sū cuì líng shí tōng cháng zuò wéi xiū xián shí pǐn shí yòng

Word origin

薯片 (shǔpiàn, "potato chips") is formed from 薯 (shǔ, "tuber") + 片 (piàn, "slice"), linking the snack to its potato pieces.

Usage tips

  • In American English, chips usually means this food, while British English normally calls it crisps.

Other meanings

  • chipsnoun

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