Chinese word

鸡肉

Pronunciation

Pinyinjī ròu

Meaning

  • nounchicken

Example

这家店的鸡肉很新鲜。zhè jiā diàn de jī ròu hěn xīn xiān

The chicken at this restaurant is very fresh.

Illustration for 鸡肉 (chicken)

More examples

我想买一些鸡肉做晚饭。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì xiē jī ròu zuò wǎn fàn

I want to buy some chicken for dinner.

Core concept

Edible chicken muscle served as food, either as the main part of a dish or as one ingredient.

Common phrases

  • 买鸡肉mǎi jī ròu

    buy chicken

  • 吃鸡肉chī jī ròu

    eat chicken

  • 烤鸡肉kǎo jī ròu

    grill chicken

Similar words

鸡jī: A living chicken as a bird or farm animal.
肉ròu: Animal muscle used as food.
猪肉zhū ròu: Meat from a pig, commonly used as a cooking ingredient.
牛肉niú ròu: Meat from a cow, used in grilled and stewed dishes.

Definition in Chinese

鸡的肌肉部分，可供食用的肉类，常作为菜肴的主料或配料。jī de jī ròu bù fèn kě gōng shí yòng de ròu lèi cháng zuò wéi cài yáo de zhǔ liào huò pèi liào

Word origin

鸡肉 (jīròu, "chicken") combines 鸡 (jī, "chicken") with 肉 (ròu, "meat"), directly naming the meat taken from a chicken.

Usage tips

  • English often uses one word for both the live bird and the food, whereas Chinese marks the food explicitly, which reduces ambiguity on menus and in orders.

Related words

  • 鸡胸肉jī xiōng ròuchicken breastnoun
  • 鸡肉馅jī ròu xiànground chickennoun
  • 鸡肉串jī ròu chuànchicken skewersnoun

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