牛肉干

牛肉乾

niúròugān

noun

Measure Word

一袋牛肉干 dài

Meanings

1 beef jerky
2 dried beef

Characters

Examples

我从内蒙古带了几袋牛肉干。

Wǒ cóng Nèiměnggǔ dàile jǐ dài niúròugān.

I brought back a few bags of beef jerky from Inner Mongolia.

牛肉干是看电影时的好零食。

Niúròugān shì kàn diànyǐng shí de hǎo língshí.

Beef jerky is a good snack while watching movies.

Tips

culture

Inner Mongolian and Sichuan styles dominate the market: the Mongolian (蒙古) version is air-dried and chewy; the Sichuan (四川) version is spicier and often called 五香 (five-spice) or 麻辣 (numbing-hot).

Stroke Order

牛 niú

肉 ròu

干 gàn