美食街

měishíjiē

noun

Measure Word

一条美食街 tiáo

Meanings

1 food street
2 food court
3 culinary district

Characters

beautiful, delicious

Examples

商场的地下一层是美食街。

Shāngchǎng de dìxià yī céng shì měishíjiē.

The mall's lower level is a food court.

到了广州一定要逛一逛美食街。

Dào le Guǎngzhōu yídìng yào guàng yi guàng měishíjiē.

When you get to Guangzhou, you have to wander through its food streets.

这条美食街小吃特别多。

Zhè tiáo měishíjiē xiǎochī tèbié duō.

This food street has tons of snacks.

Tips

culture

Chinese 美食街 come in two flavors: sprawling outdoor streets like Xi'an's 回民街 or Nanjing's 夫子庙 that draw tourists, and the indoor mall-basement kind with rows of cheap stalls. Both count.

Stroke Order

美 měi

食 shí

街 jiē