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天津菜 清炒虾仁
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Amazingloong
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Photo credit

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Stir-fried shrimp meat on Z99 (20260107183217)
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N509FZ
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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清炒虾仁

清炒蝦仁
qīngchǎo xiārén
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

一盘清炒虾仁 pán

Meanings

  1. 1 plain stir-fried shrimp

About the dish

苏菜 Jiangsu · 热菜 Hot dish

Shelled shrimp coated in starch, often with egg white, then stir-fried lightly with salt and cooking wine, so they stay white. Tender and mild, tasting mainly of the shrimp.

Usually contains shellfish

Examples

HSK 6
带着孩子吃饭，我们点了一盘不辣的清炒虾仁。
Dài zhe háizi chīfàn, wǒmen diǎn le yì pán bú là de qīngchǎo xiārén.
Eating out with the kids, we ordered a plate of plain stir-fried shrimp, which isn't spicy.
HSK 7-9
清炒虾仁只放一点儿盐，吃的是虾本来的鲜味。
Qīngchǎo xiārén zhǐ fàng yìdiǎnr yán, chī de shì xiā běnlái de xiānwèi.
Plain stir-fried shrimp has just a little salt, so what you taste is the shrimp's own sweetness.

Tips

mistakes
Menus around Shanghai often list it next to 水晶虾仁, a close cousin with a glossier, more translucent finish. 清炒 just means stir-fried plain.

Stroke Order

清 qīng
炒 chǎo
虾 xiā
仁 rén