牛舌

niúshé

noun

Measure Word

一条牛舌 tiáo

Meanings

1 ox tongue
2 beef tongue

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这家店的牛舌切得很薄。

Zhèjiā diàn de niúshé qiē de hěn báo.

This restaurant slices the beef tongue very thin.

HSK 7-9

烤牛舌是日式烧烤的招牌。

Kǎo niúshé shì Rìshì shāokǎo de zhāopái.

Grilled beef tongue is a signature of Japanese yakiniku.

Tips

culture

In mainland Chinese cooking beef tongue appears braised (卤牛舌) in Cantonese and Northeastern cold-plate 凉菜. In Japanese-style yakiniku restaurants in China it's usually sold as thin-sliced 烤牛舌 and is the house specialty at many chains (e.g. Gyu-Kaku 牛角).

Stroke Order

牛 niú

舌 shé