肉干 (ròugān) · jerky, dried meat

Measure Word

一包肉干 bāo

Meanings

1 jerky
2 dried meat

Made with

About the dish

Dried meat jerky, usually beef (牛肉干) or pork, chewy and salty-sweet, in flavours such as five-spice, spicy or curry. A packaged snack, not a cooked dish.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

我买了一包猪肉干当零食。

Wǒ mǎi le yì bāo zhūròu gān dāng língshí.

I bought a bag of pork jerky as a snack.

HSK 6

新加坡的肉干很有名。

Xīnjiāpō de ròugān hěn yǒumíng.

Singapore's bak kwa jerky is famous.

Tips

culture

In Southeast Asia, 肉干 (Hokkien: bak kwa) is a popular Lunar New Year gift - sweet, grilled slices of pork. In mainland China it typically means salty beef or pork jerky.