炒面, photo 1 of 2
炒面, photo 2 of 2
Typical photo

Photo credit

Photo
Homemade Chow mein with shrimps and meat with a choy and Choung
By
Peachyeung316
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

Photo credit

Photo
HK Arena Sunday AsiaWorld Expo Food Soy Sauce Fried Noodles 豉油皇炒麵
By
Hoitintungs
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Cropped and resized

炒面

炒麵
chǎomiàn
noun Not spicy #25,965

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 stir-fried noodles
  2. 2 chow mein

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 主食 Staple

Wheat noodles stir-fried with soy sauce, cabbage, bean sprouts or other greens, carrot and scallion, usually with a little shredded pork or egg. Savoury and fairly oily.

Usually contains wheat and egg

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zuì xǐhuan chī niúròu chǎomiàn.
Her favorite food is beef stir-fried noodles.
HSK 4
Zhè jiā cāntīng de chǎomiàn fēicháng hǎochī.
The stir-fried noodles at this restaurant are delicious.
HSK 4
Tā diǎn le yí fèn chǎomiàn hé yì bēi chá.
He ordered a serving of chow mein and a cup of tea.

Stroke Order

炒 chǎo
面 miàn