麻饼

麻餅

mábǐng

noun

Measure Word

一块麻饼 kuài

Meanings

1 sesame cake (traditional Chinese round cake coated in sesame seeds)

Characters

flatbread; cake

Examples

HSK 5

中秋节老人爱吃传统麻饼。

Zhōngqiūjié lǎorén ài chī chuántǒng mábǐng.

At Mid-Autumn Festival, elders like eating traditional sesame cakes.

HSK 7-9

合肥的麻饼外皮酥脆，内馅甜糯。

Héféi de mábǐng wàipí sū cuì, nèi xiàn tián nuò.

Hefei sesame cakes have a crisp shell and a sweet, sticky filling.

Tips

history

Recorded in 《十六国春秋·后赵录》: the original name was 胡饼, but ruler Shi Le, sensitive to the word 胡 (referring to his own ethnicity), renamed it 抟炉; Shi Hu later renamed it 麻饼, and the name has stuck ever since. Classic variants: 合肥麻饼, 宁波麻饼.

Stroke Order

麻 má

饼 bǐng