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牛筋面

牛筋麵
niújīnmiàn
noun Spice varies

Measure Word

一份牛筋面 fèn

Meanings

  1. 1 niujin noodles

About the dish

家常菜 Home-style · 小吃 Snack

Thick, very chewy noodles, usually tossed cold with chili oil, vinegar and garlic, sometimes stir-fried instead. 牛筋 "beef tendon" only describes the chewiness; there is no beef in it.

Usually contains wheat

Examples

HSK 7-9
牛筋面又粗又有嚼劲。
Niújīnmiàn yòu cū yòu yǒu jiáojìn.
Niujin noodles are thick and very chewy.
HSK 7-9
放学后，我们常在学校门口买一份凉拌牛筋面。
Fàngxué hòu, wǒmen cháng zài xuéxiào ménkǒu mǎi yí fèn liángbàn niújīnmiàn.
After school, we often buy a portion of cold-tossed niujin noodles at the school gate.

Tips

usage
牛筋 means beef tendon, but here it only describes how springy the noodles are. The snack usually contains no beef.

Stroke Order

牛 niú
筋 jīn
面 miàn