烧饼 (shāobing) · baked sesame flatbread, shaobing

Measure Word

一个烧饼 gè

Meanings

1 baked sesame flatbread
2 shaobing

Made with

About the dish

A general name for baked or griddled wheat flatbreads, often topped with sesame seeds and layered inside. They can be plain, salty with scallion, sweet, or filled with meat; eaten for breakfast or with soup.

Usually contains sesame and wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

烧饼配豆浆是经典北方早餐。

Shāobing pèi dòujiāng shì jīngdiǎn běifāng zǎocān.

Shaobing with soy milk is a classic northern breakfast.

HSK 6

早上我买了一个烧饼夹鸡蛋。

Zǎoshang wǒ mǎi le yí ge shāobing jiā jīdàn.

This morning I bought a sesame flatbread with egg inside.

HSK 7-9

这家店的芝麻烧饼特别香。

Zhè jiā diàn de zhīma shāobing tèbié xiāng.

This shop's sesame shaobing is especially fragrant.

Tips

culture

A northern staple - oven-baked or griddle-toasted flatbread, often coated with sesame seeds, sometimes layered and flaky, sometimes stuffed with scallions, meat, or sugar. Traditionally attributed to the Han dynasty general 班超, though the legend is folklore.