水饺

水餃

shuǐjiǎo

noun #41,606

Measure Word

一个水饺 gè

Meanings

1 boiled dumpling
2 water dumpling

Characters

Examples

晚上我们包水饺吃吧。

Wǎnshang wǒmen bāo shuǐjiǎo chī ba.

Let's make dumplings for dinner tonight.

他一口气吃了二十个水饺。

Tā yīkǒuqì chīle èrshí gè shuǐjiǎo.

He ate twenty dumplings in one go.

这家店的猪肉水饺最好吃。

Zhè jiā diàn de zhūròu shuǐjiǎo zuì hǎochī.

This shop's pork dumplings are the best.

Tips

usage

水饺 specifically means boiled dumplings, as opposed to 蒸饺 (steamed) or 煎饺/锅贴 (pan-fried). In most contexts 饺子 alone already implies boiled.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

饺 jiǎo