板栗

bǎnlì

noun #89,762

Measure Word

一颗板栗 kē

Meanings

1 Chinese chestnut
2 chestnut (the nut)

Characters

Examples

秋天街上常常飘着糖炒板栗的香味。

Qiūtiān jiē shàng chángcháng piāo zhe táng chǎo bǎnlì de xiāngwèi.

In autumn, the smell of sugar-roasted chestnuts often drifts through the streets.

我妈用板栗炖鸡做汤。

Wǒ mā yòng bǎnlì dùn jī zuò tāng.

My mum makes soup by stewing chicken with chestnuts.

Tips

culture

糖炒板栗 (sugar-roasted chestnuts) is a classic autumn-winter street food in northern China — Beijing's 良乡板栗 (Liángxiāng chestnuts) are especially famous. 板栗鸡 (chestnut chicken) is the most-cooked household dish.

Stroke Order

板 bǎn

栗 lì