小吃街

xiǎochījiē

noun

Measure Word

一条小吃街 tiáo

Meanings

1 snack street
2 street-food alley

Characters

Examples

西安的小吃街人气很旺。

Xī'ān de xiǎochījiē rénqì hěn wàng.

Xi'an's snack street is always packed.

晚上我们去小吃街转转吧。

Wǎnshang wǒmen qù xiǎochījiē zhuànzhuan ba.

Let's stroll around the snack street tonight.

这条小吃街的臭豆腐特别出名。

Zhè tiáo xiǎochījiē de chòudòufu tèbié chūmíng.

The stinky tofu on this snack street is especially famous.

Tips

culture

A fixture of Chinese tourism — pedestrian streets lined with small stalls selling regional 小吃 (snacks). Famous examples include Xi'an's 回民街, Beijing's 王府井小吃街, and Chengdu's 锦里.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

吃 chī

街 jiē