小笼包

小籠包

xiǎolóngbāo

noun

Measure Word

一笼小笼包 lóng

Meanings

1 xiaolongbao
2 soup dumpling
3 small steamer dumpling

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

上海的小笼包皮薄汁多。

Shànghǎi de xiǎolóngbāo pí báo zhī duō.

Shanghai xiaolongbao have thin skins and lots of soup.

HSK 7-9

吃小笼包要小心烫嘴。

Chī xiǎolóngbāo yào xiǎoxīn tàng zuǐ.

You have to be careful not to burn your mouth eating xiaolongbao.

HSK 7-9

我点了一笼蟹粉小笼包。

Wǒ diǎn le yì lóng xièfěn xiǎolóngbāo.

I ordered a basket of crab roe xiaolongbao.

Tips

culture

Originated in Nanxiang (南翔), a suburb of Shanghai, in the 19th century. The correct way to eat is to bite a small hole, sip the soup, then eat the rest.

mistakes

小笼包 (small basket) not 小龙包 (small dragon) - the 笼 refers to the bamboo steamer basket.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

笼 lóng

包 bāo