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Raw chicken slices
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Kycklingfilé
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Dnor
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鸡胸肉

雞胸肉
jīxiōngròu
noun

Measure Word

一块鸡胸肉 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 chicken breast
  2. 2 chicken breast meat

About the ingredient

肉类 Meat

The white meat from the bird's chest, sold boneless and skinless. Lean and mild, it dries out fast, so cooks coat slices in starch before stir-frying, or poach it and tear it into shreds for cold dishes.

Also called  鸡胸、 鸡脯肉

Examples

HSK 1
我晚饭吃了一块鸡胸肉。
Wǒ wǎnfàn chī le yí kuài jīxiōngròu.
I had a piece of chicken breast for dinner.
HSK 6
鸡胸肉脂肪少、蛋白质高，所以很多减肥的人爱吃。
Jīxiōngròu zhīfáng shǎo, dànbáizhì gāo, suǒyǐ hěnduō jiǎnféi de rén ài chī.
Chicken breast is low in fat and high in protein, so many people trying to lose weight love it.

Tips

usage
Often shortened to 鸡胸. Lean, cheap and easy to cook, boiled chicken breast is the staple of the 健身餐, the fitness meal.

Stroke Order

鸡 jī
胸 xiōng
肉 ròu