百叶

百葉

bǎiyè

noun

Meanings

1 thin sheets of pressed tofu
2 beef tripe; omasum
3 louvers; slats (of a blind or vent)

千张 qiānzhāng Tofu and soy

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

空调出风口的百叶可以上下调节。

Kōngtiáo chūfēngkǒu de bǎiyè kěyǐ shàngxià tiáojié.

The louvers on the air conditioner's vent can be adjusted up and down.

HSK 7-9

妈妈把百叶切成细丝，和芹菜一起炒。

Māma bǎ bǎiyè qiēchéng xì sī, hé qíncài yìqǐ chǎo.

Mom cut the tofu sheets into thin strips and stir-fried them with celery.

HSK 7-9

吃火锅的时候，我最爱涮百叶。

Chī huǒguō de shíhou, wǒ zuì ài shuàn bǎiyè.

When we have hot pot, my favorite thing to dip is tripe.

Tips

usage

Which 百叶 depends on where you are: in Shanghai and Jiangsu it is the tofu sheet the north calls 千张 (also written 百页); on hot pot menus it is beef tripe, 牛百叶; and 百叶窗 is a venetian blind. The name, 'a hundred leaves', fits all three.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

叶 yè