Meaning of 烤鸭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- roast duck
How to use 烤鸭
烤鸭 is the everyday word for roast duck, and it is most famous as 北京烤鸭 (Běijīng kǎoyā), Peking duck. People often use it when talking about food or restaurants. Example: 我们去吃烤鸭吧。(Wǒmen qù chī kǎoyā ba.) Let's go eat roast duck.
烤 (kǎo) has the fire radical 火 on the left, so it means to roast over heat. 鸭 (yā) has the bird part 鸟 on the right, so 烤鸭 is simply a duck that has been roasted over fire.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 烤 with the wrong side, mixing it up with 考 (kǎo, to take a test), which has the same sound but no fire radical. Remember that cooking needs 火.
烤鸭 in example sentences
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烤 kǎo · to roast · 10 strokes
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鸭 yā · duck · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 烤鸭.
| 鸭子 | yāzi | duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]); (slang) male prostitute |
| 烤肉 | kǎoròu | to barbecue meat; to roast meat; barbecued meat; roast meat |
| 烧烤 | shāokǎo | barbecue; to roast |
| 烤箱 | kǎoxiāng | oven |
| 烤焦 | kǎojiāo | to burn (food by overroasting etc) |
| 烤面包 | kǎomiànbāo | to toast bread; toasted bread; toast |
| 烤鸡 | kǎojī | roast chicken |
| 烤炉 | kǎolú | oven |
| 烘烤 | hōngkǎo | to roast; to bake |
| 烤饼 | kǎobǐng | scone |
| 烤面包机 | kǎomiànbāojī | toaster |
Questions about 烤鸭
What does 烤鸭 mean?
烤鸭 (kǎoyā) means "roast duck" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 烤鸭?
烤鸭 is made of 2 characters: 烤 (10 strokes), 鸭 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 烤鸭 an HSK word?
Yes. 烤鸭 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 烤鸭 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 烤鸭 is written 烤鴨.
What is the difference between 烤鸭 and 鸭子?
鸭子 (yāzi) means duck in general, the live animal or the meat. 烤鸭 refers specifically to the roasted dish. You would order 烤鸭 at a restaurant, not 鸭子, if you want Peking duck.
What measure word is used with 烤鸭?
For a whole roast duck people usually say 一只烤鸭 (yì zhī kǎoyā). When ordering by portion you may also hear 半只 (bàn zhī), half a duck.