月饼

月餅
yuèbǐng
noun HSK 5 #63,697

Measure Word

一块月饼 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 mooncake (pastry eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival)

Characters

Moon + cake — a round pastry eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Examples

Zhōngqiūjié yīdìng yào chī yuèbǐng.
You must eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Zhè zhǒng yuèbǐng shì liánróng dànhuáng xiàn de.
This kind of mooncake has lotus paste and egg yolk filling.
Měi nián gōngsī dōu huì gěi yuángōng fā yuèbǐng.
Every year the company gives mooncakes to its employees.

Tips

culture
Mooncakes are the signature food of 中秋节 (Mid-Autumn Festival). They're round to symbolize reunion (团圆). Common fillings include lotus seed paste, red bean paste, and salted egg yolk.
culture
Legend says that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, rebels hid messages coordinating an uprising inside mooncakes — one of China's most famous food legends.

Stroke Order

yuè
bǐng