肥牛 (féiniú) · thin-sliced marbled beef, beef rolls for hot pot

Measure Word

一盘肥牛 pán

Meanings

1 thin-sliced marbled beef
2 beef rolls for hot pot

About the ingredient

Marbled beef from the back or belly, frozen and shaved into thin rolls that cook quickly in hot pot. Cheaper rolls are often lean beef and beef fat pressed into a frozen block.

Also called 肥牛卷

Used in 1 dish

酸汤肥牛 suāntāng féiniú

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

吃火锅一定要点一盘肥牛。

Chī huǒguō yídìng yào diǎn yì pán féiniú.

At hot pot you have to order a plate of sliced beef.

HSK 7-9

肥牛放进锅里涮十几秒就熟了。

Féiniú fàngjìn guō lǐ shuàn shíjǐ miǎo jiù shú le.

Dip the beef slices in the pot for a dozen seconds or so and they're done.

Tips

usage

肥牛 is not just "fat beef": it is a marbled cut, frozen and shaved paper-thin into curls, sold as 肥牛卷 for hot pot. 肥牛饭 is rice topped with simmered beef slices, much like Japanese gyudon.