菲力

fēilì

noun #89,935

Meanings

1 filet; beef tenderloin
2 filet steak

Characters

fi- (sound of "filet")

Examples

HSK 6

菲力几乎没有肥肉，价格也比西冷贵。

Fēilì jīhū méiyou féiròu, jiàgé yě bǐ xīlěng guì.

Filet has almost no fat, and it costs more than sirloin too.

HSK 7-9

菲力是牛身上最嫩的部位。

Fēilì shì niú shēnshang zuì nèn de bùwèi.

Filet is the most tender cut of beef.

Tips

usage

菲力 is a sound loan from "filet" and appears on steakhouse menus as 菲力牛排. The other common cuts are 西冷 (sirloin) and 眼肉 (ribeye). At the butcher's or in a Chinese recipe the same muscle is 里脊 (tenderloin).

Stroke Order

菲 fēi

力 lì