火腿 (huǒtuǐ) · ham

Measure Word

一块火腿 kuài

Meanings

1 ham

Characters

Fire-treated leg - meat cured or smoked with fire.

Examples

HSK 4

我想要一个火腿三明治。

Wǒ xiǎng yào yíge huǒtuǐ sānmíngzhì.

I'd like a ham sandwich.

HSK 6

火腿肠是很受欢迎的零食。

Huǒtuǐcháng shì hěn shòu huānyíng de língshí.

Ham sausage is a very popular snack.

HSK 7-9

金华火腿是中国最有名的火腿。

Jīnhuá huǒtuǐ shì Zhōngguó zuì yǒumíng de huǒtuǐ.

Jinhua ham is the most famous ham in China.

Tips

usage

火腿肠 (huǒtuǐ cháng) is processed ham sausage - a ubiquitous Chinese snack sold everywhere. Different from actual cured ham.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

腿 tuǐ

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