zhēngjiǎo

蒸饺

Word · NounTraditional蒸餃

steamed dumplings

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

steamed dumplings (cooked by steaming)

In northern Chinese dialects, often pronounced with the erhua suffix as 蒸饺儿 (zhēngjiǎor).

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
zhēng蒸
jiǎo饺
 ,
bù不
xǐ喜
huan欢
shuǐ水
jiǎo饺
 。

I like steamed dumplings, not boiled dumplings.

Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
zhēng蒸
jiǎo饺
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

This restaurant's steamed dumplings are very famous.

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Zǎo早
shang上
wǒ我
chī吃
le了
yī一
lóng笼
zhēng蒸
jiǎo饺
 。

I ate a steamer of steamed dumplings in the morning.

Zhēng蒸
jiǎo饺
de的
pí皮
bǐ比
jiào较
báo薄
 ,
kǒu口
gǎn感
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

Steamed dumplings have relatively thin skins and a great texture.