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Fried rice in home
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酸菜蛋炒饭 20251018
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Chinese egg fried rice
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炒饭

炒飯
chǎofàn
noun Not spicy #26,565

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fried rice

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 主食 Staple

Cooked rice stir-fried with egg and scallion, often with diced ham, pork or vegetables such as carrot and peas. Savoury, lightly salted and a little oily. Menus often put the main extra in front of the name, such as beef or shrimp.

Usually contains egg

Examples

HSK 5
Māma yòng shèngfàn zuò le yì guō chǎofàn.
Mom made a pot of fried rice with leftover rice.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī Yángzhōu chǎofàn.
My favorite is Yangzhou-style fried rice.

Tips

usage
炒饭 is a staple dish across China and East Asia. In Taiwan slang, 炒饭 is also used as a euphemism for sex, so context matters in informal settings.

Stroke Order

炒 chǎo
饭 fàn