松脆 (sōngcuì): crisp; crunchy (of food)

Meanings

1 crisp; crunchy (of food)
2 (of sound) light and clear

Characters

松

Examples

这饼干又松脆又香。

Zhè bǐnggān yòu sōngcuì yòu xiāng.

These cookies are crispy and fragrant.

炸鸡的外皮非常松脆。

Zhájī de wàipí fēicháng sōngcuì.

The fried chicken skin is super crispy.

Tips

usage

松脆 = light + crisp, the texture you want in cookies, fried foods, fresh vegetables. Contrast with 酥脆 (sūcuì, more flaky like puff pastry) and 脆 alone (crisp, snaps cleanly).

Stroke Order

松 sōng

脆 cuì

Related Words

脆 cuì HSK 5 #7,415

crisp; crunchy / brittle; fragile / clear and sharp (of voice/sound)

清脆 qīngcuì HSK 7 #43,667

clear and crisp (sound) / crisp; crunchy (texture)

干脆 gāncuì HSK 5 #3,559

simply; just; straightforward / clear-cut; direct

松 sōng HSK 4 #2,603

loose; slack; relaxed / pine (tree)

松鼠 sōngshǔ #6,681

squirrel

松开 sōngkāi #6,952

to let go / to loosen / to release

松子 sōngzǐ #7,653

pine nut / pine seed

松手 sōngshǒu #7,861

to let go / to release one's grip / to loosen one's hold

松风 sōngfēng

the sound of wind through pines / (literary) the sigh of pines / (poetic) tea (the sound of boiling water)

嘎巴脆 gābācuì

crisp and crunchy / (fig.) crisp and decisive / no-nonsense, straight to the point