Meaning of 豆制品
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- legume-based product
- soybean product
How to use 豆制品
豆制品 is a general word for foods made from soybeans or other legumes, such as 豆腐 (dòufu) tofu, 豆浆 (dòujiāng) soy milk and 豆干 (dòugān) dried tofu. You often see it on supermarket signs and in health or diet advice. Example: 我每天都吃一些豆制品。 (Wǒ měitiān dōu chī yìxiē dòuzhìpǐn.) I eat some soy products every day.
Break it into three parts: 豆 (dòu) bean, 制 (zhì) to make, and 品 (pǐn) product. A product made from beans is a 豆制品, like tofu or soy milk.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 豆质品, confusing 制 (zhì, to make) with 质 (zhì, quality, substance), which sounds the same. Remember that the product is made, so use 制 as in 制作 (zhìzuò).
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豆 dòu · beans · 7 strokes
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制 zhì · to manufacture · 8 strokes
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品 pǐn · article · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 豆制品.
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make |
| 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 制定 | zhìdìng | to draw up; to formulate |
| 商品 | shāngpǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise |
| 限制 | xiànzhì | to restrict; to limit |
| 复制 | fùzhì | to duplicate; to make a copy of |
| 豆腐 | dòufu | tofu; bean curd |
| 品质 | pǐnzhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person) |
Questions about 豆制品
What does 豆制品 mean?
豆制品 (dòuzhìpǐn) means "legume-based product; soybean product" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 豆制品?
豆制品 is made of 3 characters: 豆 (7 strokes), 制 (8 strokes), 品 (9 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.
Is 豆制品 an HSK word?
Yes. 豆制品 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 豆制品 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 豆制品 is written 豆製品.
Is 豆制品 only about soybeans?
Mostly yes. In everyday speech it usually means soybean foods like tofu and soy milk. The dictionary sense also allows other legume-based products, but soy is the typical meaning.
Can I use 豆制品 to talk about a single food like tofu?
It is a category word, so it sounds natural when you talk about the group, as in 少吃肉，多吃豆制品 (eat less meat, more soy products). For one specific item, just name it, for example 豆腐 (dòufu).