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野猪肉

野豬肉

yězhūròu

noun

Measure Word

一块野猪肉 kuài

Meanings

1 wild boar meat
2 boar (as food)

About the ingredient

Meat of the wild boar, leaner than ordinary pork. Shops and restaurants in China sell it, mostly from farmed boar.

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

野猪肉比家猪肉更紧实，脂肪也少。

Yězhūròu bǐ jiā zhūròu gèng jǐn shí, zhīfáng yě shǎo.

Wild boar meat is firmer than farmed pork and has less fat.

HSK 7-9

山里的猎户偶尔会卖野猪肉。

Shān lǐ de lièhù ǒu'ěr huì mài yězhūròu.

The hunters in the mountains occasionally sell wild boar meat.

Tips

culture

Wild boar is classified as 野味 (game meat) and has been increasingly restricted in China since 2020 - commercial sale of wild-caught 野猪肉 was effectively banned after the wildlife trade reforms following COVID-19.

Stroke Order

野 yě

猪 zhū

肉 ròu