炸豆腐 (zhádòufu) · fried tofu, deep-fried tofu

Measure Word

一块炸豆腐 kuài

Meanings

1 fried tofu
2 deep-fried tofu

About the ingredient

Tofu deep-fried until golden, sold ready-made in markets. The puffy kind, 油豆腐 in the south and 豆腐泡 in the north, is spongy inside and soaks up broth in braises and hotpot, or is stuffed with minced pork.

Contains soy

Used in 3 dishes

鸭血粉丝 yāxuèfěnsī

卤水豆腐 lǔshuǐ dòufu

卤煮火烧 lǔzhǔ huǒshāo

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

麻辣烫里少不了炸豆腐。

Málàtàng lǐ shǎobuliǎo zhádòufu.

A bowl of malatang isn't complete without fried tofu.

HSK 7-9

炸豆腐外酥里嫩，非常好吃。

Zhádòufu wài sū lǐ nèn, fēicháng hǎochī.

Fried tofu is crispy outside and tender inside - really delicious.

Tips

mistakes

In this word 炸 is read zhá ('to deep-fry'), not zhà ('to explode'). The same character with two tones is a classic source of learner errors; food contexts always take zhá.