西冷

xīlěng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sirloin (loanword)
  2. 2 sirloin steak

Examples

Tā diǎn le yí fèn wǔ fēn shú de xīlěng niúpái.
He ordered a medium sirloin steak.
Xīlěng bǐ fēilì yǒu jiáojìn, yóuhuā yě gèng duō.
Sirloin is chewier than filet and has more marbling.

Tips

usage
Phonetic loan from English 'sirloin'. Beef-cut vocabulary in Chinese is largely loaned: 西冷 sirloin, filet/tenderloin, 肉眼 (sometimes 眼肉) ribeye, T-bone, tomahawk. 西冷 without 牛排 still means the sirloin cut in a steakhouse context.

Stroke Order

西
lěng