熏肉 (xūnròu) · smoked meat; bacon

Measure Word

一块熏肉 kuài

Meanings

1 smoked meat; bacon

About the ingredient

Meat smoked to flavour and keep it, usually pork. In the Northeast it is pork simmered with spices and then smoked, sliced and rolled in flatbread with scallion and sauce; the word can also mean bacon.

Characters

熏

xūn

to smoke; to fumigate

肉

ròu

meat; flesh

Smoked (熏) meat (肉) - meat preserved or flavored by smoking.

Examples

HSK 4

早餐我想吃熏肉和鸡蛋。

Zǎocān wǒ xiǎng chī xūnròu hé jīdàn.

I want to have bacon and eggs for breakfast.

HSK 5

湖南的熏肉非常有名。

Húnán de xūnròu fēicháng yǒumíng.

Hunan's smoked meat is very famous.

HSK 5

这块熏肉的味道太浓了。

Zhè kuài xūnròu de wèidao tài nóng le.

This smoked meat has too strong a flavor.

Tips

culture

熏肉 in China refers to traditional Chinese smoked meats, especially popular in Hunan, Sichuan, and Guizhou during the Lunar New Year. It's different from Western bacon (培根), which is a separate product.