脱脂牛奶 (tuōzhī niúnǎi) · skim milk, fat-free milk

Measure Word

一盒脱脂牛奶 hé

Meanings

1 skim milk
2 fat-free milk

About the ingredient

Milk with almost all the fat taken out, lighter in taste and less smooth than whole milk. Supermarkets sell it beside whole milk, and it is drunk as it is.

Contains milk

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她减肥期间只喝脱脂牛奶。

Tā jiǎnféi qījiān zhǐ hē tuōzhī niúnǎi.

While dieting she drinks only skim milk.

HSK 7-9

超市货架上脱脂牛奶比全脂的卖得快。

Chāoshì huòjià shàng tuōzhī niúnǎi bǐ quánzhī de mài de kuài.

On supermarket shelves, skim milk sells faster than whole milk.

Tips

usage

Contrast with 全脂牛奶 (whole milk) and 低脂牛奶 (low-fat milk). 脱脂 literally means 'to strip off fat' - the same word is used for 脱脂棉 (absorbent cotton, i.e. cotton with oils removed).