千层面

千層麵
qiāncéngmiàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lasagna
  2. 2 lasagne

Examples

HSK 6
Qiāncéngmiàn shì yí dào Yìdàlì cài, yì céng miànpí yì céng ròujiàng.
Lasagna is an Italian dish of pasta sheets layered with meat sauce.
HSK 6
Zhōumò wǒ yòng kǎoxiāng zuò le yì pán qiāncéngmiàn.
At the weekend I made a tray of lasagna in the oven.

Tips

memory
千 'thousand' + 层 'layer' + 面 'noodles': the name pictures the stacked sheets of pasta. Other pasta names work the same way, such as 通心粉 'hollow noodles' for macaroni; the general word for pasta is 意大利面, or 意面 for short.

Stroke Order

千 qiān
层 céng
面 miàn