手抓饼

手抓餅

shǒuzhuābǐng

noun

Measure Word

一张手抓饼 zhāng

Meanings

1 hand-grabbed pancake
2 flaky scallion pancake

Characters

flatbread, pancake

Examples

早餐我喜欢吃手抓饼。

Zǎocān wǒ xǐhuan chī shǒuzhuābǐng.

I like eating shouzhuabing for breakfast.

地铁站门口有一家手抓饼摊。

Dìtiě zhàn ménkǒu yǒu yì jiā shǒuzhuābǐng tān.

There's a shouzhuabing stall by the subway entrance.

加个鸡蛋和火腿的手抓饼最好吃。

Jiā ge jīdàn hé huǒtuǐ de shǒuzhuābǐng zuì hǎochī.

Shouzhuabing with egg and ham added is the tastiest.

Tips

culture

Originally from Taiwan, 手抓饼 became a massive mainland street-food hit in the 2010s. Vendors rip the cooked pancake with their hands (the "hand-grabbing" of the name) to fluff it up before adding fillings.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

抓 zhuā

饼 bǐng