香肠

香腸

xiāngcháng

noun HSK 5 #4,736

Measure Word

一根香肠 gēn

Meanings

1 sausage
2 Chinese-style dried sausage

Characters

fragrant; aromatic; delicious

intestine; sausage casing

Fragrant intestine casing — sausage, originally made by stuffing seasoned meat into intestine casings.

Examples

我喜欢吃烤香肠。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī kǎo xiāngcháng.

I like eating grilled sausages.

广式香肠又甜又咸。

Guǎng shì xiāngcháng yòu tián yòu xián.

Cantonese-style sausage is both sweet and salty.

妈妈买了几根香肠。

Māma mǎi le jǐ gēn xiāngcháng.

Mom bought a few sausages.

这种香肠是用猪肉做的。

Zhè zhǒng xiāngcháng shì yòng zhūròu zuò de.

This type of sausage is made from pork.

Tips

culture

Chinese sausage (腊肠/香肠) is quite different from Western sausage — it's typically air-dried, sweetened with sugar or rice wine, and has a firm texture. Cantonese-style (广式) sausage is the most famous variety.

usage

腊肠 (làcháng) is the traditional Chinese dried sausage. 火腿肠 (huǒtuǐ cháng) is processed ham sausage, a popular cheap snack in China.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

肠 cháng