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小吃

xiǎochī
noun HSK 4 #11,724

Meanings

  1. 1 street food
  2. 2 snack
  3. 3 local delicacy

Characters

小
xiǎo
small; little
吃
chī
to eat; food
Small eats — street food and snacks

Examples

北京有很多好吃的小吃。
Běijīng yǒu hěn duō hǎochī de xiǎochī.
Beijing has many delicious street foods.
我们去小吃街逛逛吧。
Wǒmen qù xiǎochī jiē guàngguang ba.
Let's go stroll around the snack street.
这个小吃很有名。
Zhège xiǎochī hěn yǒumíng.
This snack is very famous.

Tips

culture
Every Chinese city has its own 小吃: Beijing has 炸酱面 and 糖葫芦, Xi'an has 肉夹馍, Wuhan has 热干面. Night markets (夜市) are the best places to find them.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
吃 chī