意大利面

意大利麵
Yìdàlìmiàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 spaghetti
  2. 2 pasta

Examples

Jīntiān wǎnfàn wǒ xiǎng chī yìdàlìmiàn.
I want to have pasta for dinner tonight.
Tā zuò de fānqié ròujiàng yìdàlìmiàn tèbié xiāng.
The Bolognese pasta she makes is especially delicious.

Tips

usage
Lit. 'Italy noodles' — the term covers all pasta shapes, not just spaghetti. For specific shapes Chinese borrows: 通心粉 macaroni (lit. 'hollow noodle'), 层面 lasagna (lit. 'thousand-layer noodle'), a casual short form.

Stroke Order

miàn