美食街

měishíjiē

noun

Measure Word

一条美食街 tiáo

Meanings

1 food street
2 food court
3 culinary district

Characters

beautiful, delicious

Examples

HSK 4

商场的地下一层是美食街。

Shāngchǎng de dìxià yì céng shì měishíjiē.

The mall's lower level is a food court.

HSK 4

到了广州一定要逛一逛美食街。

Dào le Guǎngzhōu yídìng yào guàng yi guàng měishíjiē.

When you get to Guangzhou, you have to wander through its food streets.

HSK 4

这条美食街小吃特别多。

Zhè tiáo měishíjiē xiǎochī tèbié duō.

This food street has tons of snacks.

Tips

culture

Chinese 美食街 come in two flavors: sprawling outdoor streets like Xi'an's 回民街 or Nanjing's 夫子庙 that draw tourists, and the indoor mall-basement kind with rows of cheap stalls. Both count.

Stroke Order

美 měi

食 shí

街 jiē