肉脯

ròufǔ
noun

Measure Word

一片肉脯 piàn

Meanings

  1. 1 jerky
  2. 2 dried sweetened meat slices

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ mǎi le yì bāo ròufǔ dàng língshí.
I bought a pack of jerky as a snack.
HSK 7-9
Ròufǔ shì bǎ yānhǎo de ròupiàn kǎogān zuòchéng de, yòu tián yòu xiāng.
Rou fu is made by roasting marinated slices of meat until dry, and it tastes sweet and savory.

Tips

usage
In mainland China 肉脯 is meat pressed into thin, sweet sheets and roasted dry, while 肉干 is usually cut in strips or cubes. In Singapore and Malaysia the sweet sheets themselves are sold as 肉干, bak kwa, a Chinese New Year favorite.
mistakes
脯 is fǔ here, dried meat. The same character read pú is the chest, as in 胸脯.

Stroke Order

肉 ròu
脯 fǔ