豆汁

dòuzhī

noun #69,955

Measure Word

一碗豆汁 wǎn

Meanings

1 douzhi
2 Beijing fermented mung bean drink

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

外地人很难接受豆汁的味道。

Wàidìrén hěn nán jiēshòu dòuzhī de wèidào.

Out-of-towners find the taste of douzhi hard to accept.

HSK 4

豆汁是老北京的传统早餐。

Dòuzhī shì lǎoběijīng de chuántǒng zǎocān.

Douzhi is a traditional old-Beijing breakfast.

Tips

culture

Beijing's most famous acquired taste - a sour, fermented grey-green drink left over from making mung-bean starch. Locals drink it hot with 焦圈 (fried dough rings) and pickles. The pungent funk is a love-it-or-hate-it test of being a 'real' Beijinger.

Stroke Order

豆 dòu

汁 zhī