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饺子
jiǎo zi
Meaning
- dumpling
Definition
一种传统中国食品，由面团包裹馅料（通常是肉和蔬菜）制成，形状像半月形或元宝形，通常煮、蒸或煎熟后食用。
A traditional Chinese food made of dough filled with ingredients (usually meat and vegetables), shaped like a crescent or ingot, and typically boiled, steamed, or pan-fried before eating.
Usage
用于指代这种食物，常出现在节日（如春节）或家庭聚餐中，也可泛指类似形状的食品。
Used to refer to this food, often appearing during festivals (e.g., Spring Festival) or family gatherings, and can also refer to similar-shaped foods in general.
Examples
- 1 除夕夜我们家一起吃饺子，象征团圆和财富。 (On New Year's Eve, our family eats dumplings together, symbolizing reunion and wealth.)
- 2 这家店的猪肉白菜饺子非常好吃。 (The pork and cabbage dumplings at this restaurant are very delicious.)
- 3 妈妈教我包饺子，先把馅放在饺子皮中间，然后捏紧边缘。 (Mom taught me how to make dumplings: first put the filling in the center of the wrapper, then pinch the edges tightly.)
- 4 煎饺比水饺更香脆，我喜欢蘸醋吃。 (Pan-fried dumplings are more crispy than boiled ones; I like to eat them with vinegar.)
- 5 冬至那天，北方人习惯吃饺子，而南方人吃汤圆。 (On the Winter Solstice, northerners customarily eat dumplings, while southerners eat tangyuan.)
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