沙拉碗

shālāwǎn

noun

Measure Word

一个沙拉碗 gè

Meanings

1 salad bowl

Characters

sand (phonetic for 'sa')

to pull (phonetic for 'lad')

Examples

HSK 4

这个沙拉碗够全家人吃。

Zhège shālāwǎn gòu quánjiārén chī.

This salad bowl is big enough for the whole family.

HSK 7-9

她端出一个木质沙拉碗。

Tā duān chū yígè mùzhì shālāwǎn.

She brought out a wooden salad bowl.

Tips

culture

沙拉 is a phonetic loan of 'salad'. In Taiwan it's often written 沙律 or 色拉. Cold raw-vegetable salads are a Western import - traditional Chinese cuisine prefers vegetables blanched, stir-fried, or pickled rather than raw.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

拉 lā

碗 wǎn