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小炒鸡

小炒雞
xiǎochǎojī
noun Hot

Measure Word

一盘小炒鸡 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 Hunan-style stir-fried chicken

About the dish

湘菜 Hunan · 热菜 Hot dish

Chicken chopped into small pieces on the bone, stir-fried over high heat with plenty of fresh chili, garlic, ginger and Sichuan pepper. Hot, a little numbing, salty and oily, with small bones. A Hunan and Sichuan dish.

Examples

HSK 6
小炒鸡里的辣椒几乎和鸡肉一样多。
Xiǎochǎojī lǐ de làjiāo jīhū hé jīròu yíyàng duō.
In Hunan-style stir-fried chicken there is nearly as much chili as chicken.
HSK 7-9
这家店的小炒鸡可以选剁椒，也可以选青椒。
Zhè jiā diàn de xiǎochǎojī kěyǐ xuǎn duòjiāo, yě kěyǐ xuǎn qīngjiāo.
At this place you can have the stir-fried chicken with chopped salted chilies or with green chilies.

Tips

usage
小炒 "small stir-fry" means cooking one portion at a time in a small wok over high heat. 小炒肉 is the pork version.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
炒 chǎo
鸡 jī