土鸡 (tǔjī) · free-range chicken, native chicken

Measure Word

一只土鸡 zhī

Meanings

1 free-range chicken
2 native chicken

About the ingredient

Chicken of local breeds raised free-range in hills, woods and orchards, where the birds forage for insects. They run about and can even fly, so the meat is firm and full of flavour.

Also called 走地鸡、草鸡、笨鸡

Used in 3 dishes

小鸡炖蘑菇 xiǎojī dùn mógu

符离集烧鸡 Fúlíjí shāojī

汽锅鸡 qìguōjī

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这只土鸡是在农村买的。

Zhè zhī tǔjī shì zài nóngcūn mǎi de.

This free-range chicken was bought in the countryside.

HSK 7-9

用土鸡炖汤，比普通的鸡香多了。

Yòng tǔjī dùn tāng, bǐ pǔtōng de jī xiāng duō le.

Soup made with a free-range chicken is far more fragrant than with an ordinary chicken.

Tips

usage

土 here means local, of the countryside. 土鸡 are raised free-range, and because they move about a lot their meat is firm. Other names include 走地鸡, 笨鸡 and 放山鸡.