炸鸡

炸雞
zhájī
noun #9,806

Measure Word

炸鸡 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 fried chicken

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ xiǎng chī zhájī pèi píjiǔ.
I want to eat fried chicken with beer.
HSK 3
Tā měizhōu dōu yào chī yī cì zhájī.
He has to eat fried chicken once a week.
HSK 5
Zhèjiā diàn de zhájī tèbié cuì.
The fried chicken at this restaurant is especially crispy.

Tips

culture
炸鸡啤酒 (fried chicken and beer) became a huge trend in China after the Korean drama 'My Love from the Star' (来自星星) popularized the combo. Korean fried chicken chains are very popular in Chinese cities.
mistakes
The in 炸鸡 is pronounced zhá (2nd tone, meaning deep-fry), not zhà (4th tone, meaning explode).

Stroke Order

zhà