Meaning of 三明治
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (loanword) sandwich
How to use 三明治
三明治 is the everyday word for a sandwich and is common in cafes, convenience stores and breakfast menus. The measure word is usually 个 (gè) or 块 (kuài). Example: 我早上吃了一个三明治。(Wǒ zǎoshang chī le yí gè sānmíngzhì.) I ate a sandwich this morning.
三明治 (sānmíngzhì) is a sound loan for "sandwich": say it fast and "sān-míng-zhì" sounds like "san-mid-ch". You can also picture 三 (sān, three) layers: bread, filling, bread.
Common mistake: Learners often write 制 (zhì, to make) instead of 治 (zhì) because both fit the idea of making food, but the correct character is 治 with the water radical on the left. Also keep 明 in the second tone, míng, not a flat míng-less "min".
三明治 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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三 sān · three · 3 strokes
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明 míng · bright · 8 strokes
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治 zhì · to rule · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 三明治.
| 明白 | míngbai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year |
| 说明 | shuōmíng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star; celebrity |
| 证明 | zhèngmíng | proof; certificate |
| 明显 | míngxiǎn | clear; distinct |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention |
| 表明 | biǎomíng | to make clear; to make known |
| 文明 | wénmíng | civilized; civilization |
| 明确 | míngquè | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite |
| 声明 | shēngmíng | to state; to declare |
Questions about 三明治
What does 三明治 mean?
三明治 (sānmíngzhì) means "(loanword) sandwich" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 三明治?
三明治 is made of 3 characters: 三 (3 strokes), 明 (8 strokes), 治 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 三明治 an HSK word?
Yes. 三明治 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Do the characters in 三明治 carry any meaning?
Not really. The characters were chosen for their sound to imitate the English word "sandwich". 明 (míng) still means bright or clear in words like 明天 (míngtiān) and 明白 (míngbai), but that meaning does not apply here.
How do I say a specific kind of sandwich?
Put the filling in front of 三明治. For example, 鸡蛋三明治 (jīdàn sānmíngzhì) is an egg sandwich and 火腿三明治 (huǒtuǐ sānmíngzhì) is a ham sandwich.