炸鸡

炸雞
zhájī
noun #9,806

Measure Word

一块炸鸡 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 fried chicken

Examples

HSK 2
Tā měizhōu dōu yào chī yī cì zhájī.
He has to eat fried chicken once a week.
HSK 5
Wǒ xiǎng chī zhájī pèi píjiǔ.
I want to eat fried chicken with beer.
HSK 6
Zhè jiā diàn de zhájī tèbié cuì.
The fried chicken at this restaurant is especially crispy.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

炸 zhà
鸡 jī