牛板筋 (niúbǎnjīn): beef tendon

Measure Word

一盘牛板筋 pán

Meanings

1 beef tendon
2 flat connective tissue from the cow's back

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

烤牛板筋嚼起来很有嚼劲。

Kǎo niúbǎnjīn jiáo qǐlái hěn yǒu jiáojìn.

Grilled beef tendon is wonderfully chewy.

HSK 7-9

他点了十串烤牛板筋。

Tā diǎn le shí chuàn kǎo niúbǎnjīn.

He ordered ten skewers of grilled beef tendon.

Tips

usage

Flat sheet of connective tissue running along the cow's spine. A chewy favourite at barbecue stalls and a 下酒菜 (drinking snack) in the Northeast.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

板 bǎn

筋 jīn

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