烩饭

燴飯
huìfàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rice in gravy
  2. 2 braised rice
  3. 3 risotto

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ diǎn le yí fèn niúròu huìfàn.
I ordered beef with rice in gravy.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā xīcāntīng de mógu huìfàn zuò de hěn dìdao.
This Western restaurant's mushroom risotto is very authentic.

Tips

usage
In Chinese restaurants 烩饭 is rice with a braised dish and its thick gravy ladled over it. On Western menus the same word translates 'risotto', often as 意式 烩饭. Compare 盖饭, where the topping is usually a stir-fry.

Stroke Order

烩 huì
饭 fàn