春饼

春餅

chūnbǐng

noun

Measure Word

一张春饼 zhāng

Meanings

1 spring pancake
2 thin Chinese flatbread wrap eaten at the Beginning of Spring

Characters

flatbread, pancake

Examples

立春那天我们家总要吃春饼。

Lìchūn nàtiān wǒmen jiā zǒng yào chī chūnbǐng.

On the Beginning of Spring day, our family always eats spring pancakes.

他用春饼卷了点京酱肉丝。

Tāyòng chūnbǐng juǎn le diǎn jīngjiàngròusī.

He rolled some shredded pork in bean sauce in a spring pancake.

Tips

culture

Eaten on 立春 (Beginning of Spring) — the custom is called 咬春 ('biting into spring'). Thin wheat pancakes wrapped around shredded pork, bean sprouts, scallions, sometimes egg. Precursor to 春卷 (spring rolls), which are fried.

Stroke Order

春 chūn

饼 bǐng