燕麦片, photo 1 of 1

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燕麦片

燕麥片
yànmàipiàn
noun #25,679

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 oatmeal
  2. 2 rolled oats
  3. 3 oat flakes

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Oats steamed and pressed flat so they cook quickly into porridge, often eaten for breakfast with milk or water. Kinds for cooking are sold beside instant kinds, rolled thinner, that need only hot water.

Also called  麦片

Examples

HSK 4
Tā měitiān zǎocān chī yì wǎn yànmàipiàn.
She eats a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every day.
HSK 7-9
Yànmàipiàn fùhán xiānwéi, duì jiànkāng yǒuyì.
Oatmeal is high in fiber and good for health.

Tips

memory
燕麦 means 'oats' (lit. swallow-wheat), and 片 means 'flakes/slices' - so 燕麦片 are oat flakes.

Stroke Order

燕 yàn
麦 mài
片 piàn