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麻酱面

麻醬麵
májiàngmiàn
Also on menus as 麻酱拌面
noun Spice varies

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sesame noodles

About the dish

京菜 Beijing · 主食 Staple

Wheat noodles tossed with sesame paste thinned with water and soy sauce, often topped with shredded cucumber and served cold in summer. Rich and nutty; some shops add chili oil.

Usually contains sesame and wheat

Examples

HSK 2
Tiān yí rè, wǒ jiù tiāntiān zhōngwǔ chī májiàngmiàn.
As soon as the weather turns hot, I have sesame noodles for lunch every day.
HSK 7-9
Májiàngmiàn shì yòng zhīmajiàng bàn de miàntiáo.
Sesame noodles are noodles tossed with sesame paste.

Tips

usage
麻酱 is the everyday short form of 芝麻酱, sesame paste. Here 麻 means sesame, not the numbing 麻 of Sichuan pepper.

Stroke Order

麻 má
酱 jiàng
面 miàn