Meaning of 烤肉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to barbecue meat; to roast meat
- barbecued meat; roast meat
How to use 烤肉
烤肉 can name the food, roast or barbecued meat, and it can also be used as a verb phrase meaning to grill meat. People often talk about going out for Korean or Brazilian barbecue with it. Example: 我们周末去吃烤肉吧。(Wǒmen zhōumò qù chī kǎoròu ba.) Let's go eat barbecue this weekend.
烤 (kǎo) has the fire radical 火 on the left, so it means to roast or bake over heat. Put it before 肉 (ròu), meat, and you get meat cooked over fire.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 考 (kǎo, to test) instead of 烤 because they sound the same. Remember that cooking needs fire, so 烤 must have 火 on the left.
烤肉 in example sentences
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烤 kǎo · to roast · 10 strokes
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肉 ròu · meat · 6 strokes
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Questions about 烤肉
What does 烤肉 mean?
烤肉 (kǎoròu) means "to barbecue meat; to roast meat; barbecued meat; roast meat" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 烤肉?
烤肉 is made of 2 characters: 烤 (10 strokes), 肉 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 烤肉 an HSK word?
Yes. 烤肉 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 烤肉 and 烧烤?
烤肉 focuses on the meat itself, roast or grilled meat. 烧烤 (shāokǎo) is the broader word for barbecue as a style of eating, and it can include vegetables, seafood and street food skewers.
Can 烤 be used with other foods besides meat?
Yes. 烤 works with many foods, such as 烤鸭 (kǎoyā) roast duck, 烤鱼 (kǎoyú) grilled fish and 烤面包 (kǎo miànbāo) to toast bread. Just swap the food word after 烤.