shāo烧（燒）mai卖（賣）
烧（燒）
卖（賣）
common
Meaning of 烧卖
烧卖 means steamed dumpling with thin wrapper gathered at the top; shumai. Pronounced shāo mai.
- steamed dumpling with thin wrapper gathered at the top; shumai
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
zài在
chá茶
cān餐
tīng厅
diǎn点
le了
xiā虾
ròu肉
shāo烧
mai卖
。
I ordered shrimp shumai at the tea restaurant.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
shāo烧
mai卖
pí皮
báo薄
xiàn馅
dà大
，
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
。
This shop's dumplings have thin wrappers and big fillings; they're very delicious.
Guǎng广
dōng东
zǎo早
chá茶
shǎo少
bu不
liǎo了
shāo烧
mai卖
hé和
xiā虾
jiǎo饺
。
Cantonese morning tea is incomplete without shumai and shrimp dumplings.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
笼/ lóng
屉/ tì