水煮牛肉

shuǐzhǔ niúròu

noun

Measure Word

一道水煮牛肉 dào

Meanings

1 Sichuan water-boiled beef (spicy beef in chili oil)

Characters

to boil; to cook in liquid

Examples

HSK 6

他点了一道水煮牛肉配米饭。

Tā diǎn le yídào shuǐzhǔ niúròu pèi mǐfàn.

He ordered water-boiled beef with rice.

HSK 7-9

水煮牛肉看起来辣得吓人。

Shuǐzhǔ niúròu kànqǐlái là de xiàrén.

Water-boiled beef looks frighteningly spicy.

Tips

culture

Classic Sichuan dish despite the mild name: 'water-boiled' refers to the original Zigong salt-worker technique of poaching beef, but the finished dish is drenched in chili oil, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chilies.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

煮 zhǔ

牛 niú

肉 ròu