miànshí

面食

Word · NounTraditional麵食

food made from wheat flour

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

food made from wheat flour; wheat-based food

A broad category of staple foods in northern China, including noodles, steamed buns, dumplings, and breads. Typically does not include rice-based dishes.

Běi北
fāng方
rén人
hěn很
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
miàn面
shí食
 。

Northern Chinese people really enjoy eating wheat-based foods.

Zhè这
dùn顿
fàn饭
bāo包
kuò括
mǐ米
fàn饭
hé和
jǐ几
zhǒng种
bù不
tóng同
de的
miàn面
shí食
 。

This meal includes rice and several different kinds of wheat-flour foods.

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Jiǎo饺
zi子
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
miàn面
shí食
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
 。

Dumplings are a type of traditional Chinese wheat-flour food.

Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
zhuān专
mén门
zuò做
Shǎn陕
xī西
tè特
sè色
miàn面
shí食
 。

This restaurant specializes in Shaanxi-style wheat-flour dishes.