七分熟

qīfēnshú

phrase

Meanings

1 medium-well (steak doneness)
2 70% cooked

Characters

tenth, fraction

Examples

HSK 2

他不太爱吃太生的肉，一般点七分熟。

Tā bùtài ài chī tài shēng de ròu, yībān diǎn qīfēnshú.

He doesn't really like rare meat. He usually orders medium-well.

HSK 3

我的牛排要七分熟。

Wǒ de niúpái yào qīfēnshú.

I'd like my steak medium-well.

Tips

usage

Steak-doneness ladder in Chinese restaurants: 一分熟 (rare), 三分熟 (medium-rare), 五分熟 (medium), 七分熟 (medium-well), 全熟 (well-done). The 分 here means 'tenths' - 七分熟 is literally 'seven-tenths cooked.'

Stroke Order

七 qī

分 fēn

熟 shú