意大利面 (yìdàlìmiàn) · spaghetti, pasta

Measure Word

一盘意大利面 pán

Meanings

1 spaghetti
2 pasta

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Italian pasta of durum wheat, made in hundreds of shapes: long strands like spaghetti, tubes, spirals, shells and butterflies. It is boiled and then served with a sauce.

Contains wheat

Also called 意面、意粉

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

今天晚饭我想吃意大利面。

Jīntiān wǎnfàn wǒ xiǎng chī yìdàlìmiàn.

I want to have pasta for dinner tonight.

HSK 6

她做的番茄肉酱意大利面特别香。

Tā zuò de fānqié ròujiàng yìdàlìmiàn tèbié xiāng.

The Bolognese pasta she makes is especially delicious.

Tips

usage

Lit. 'Italy noodles' - the term covers all pasta shapes, not just spaghetti. For specific shapes Chinese borrows: 通心粉 macaroni (lit. 'hollow noodle'), 千层面 lasagna (lit. 'thousand-layer noodle'), 意面 a casual short form.