馅饼 (xiànbǐng) · meat pie, filled pastry, pie

Measure Word

一个馅饼 gè

Meanings

1 meat pie
2 filled pastry
3 pie

Made with

About the dish

A flat, round pie of thin wheat dough with a filling such as pork and cabbage, beef and scallion, or chives and egg, pan-fried golden on both sides. Soft dough around a generous filling.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

妈妈做的馅饼特别好吃。

Māma zuò de xiànbǐng tèbié hǎochī.

The pies mom makes are especially delicious.

HSK 5

天上不会掉馅饼。

Tiānshàng bú huì diào xiànbǐng.

Pies won't fall from the sky. (There's no free lunch.)

Tips

culture

天上不会掉馅饼 (pies don't fall from the sky) is a common saying meaning good things don't come for free - similar to 'there's no such thing as a free lunch.'