切糕

qiēgāo

noun

Measure Word

一块切糕 kuài

Meanings

1 qiegao
2 Xinjiang-style nut cake

Characters

to cut; to slice

Examples

切糕里有核桃、葡萄干和玫瑰花。

Qiēgāo lǐ yǒu hétao, pútáogān hé méiguīhuā.

Qiegao contains walnuts, raisins, and rose petals.

卖切糕的师傅按克称。

Mài qiēgāo de shīfu àn kè chēng.

The qiegao seller weighs it by the gram.

Tips

culture

A dense Uyghur confection of nuts and dried fruit pressed into a block. Became a Chinese internet meme in the 2010s after reports of vendors charging extraordinary prices by weight.

Stroke Order

切 qiē

糕 gāo