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How do you say "croissant" in Chinese?
牛角面包
niú jiǎo miàn bāo
In Chinese, "croissant" is 牛角面包.
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Pronunciation
NIU JIAO MIAN BAO. Niu is rising, jiao is rising, mian is flat, bao is flat. Two rises, then level.
Writing and usage
Four characters: 牛 (niu) has 4 strokes meaning cow or bull, 角 (jiao) has 7 strokes meaning horn, 面 (mian) has 9 strokes meaning flour or bread, 包 (bao) has 5 strokes meaning bread or to wrap.
Example sentence
早饭吃了牛角面包。
I ate a croissant for breakfast.
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How to remember 牛角面包
Bull horn bread. A croissant is shaped like a crescent horn, so the characters describe its distinctive curved shape.
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- dough 面团 miàn tuán
- hotdog 热狗 rè gǒu
- muffin 麦芬 màifēn
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Questions about 牛角面包
How do you say "croissant" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "croissant" is 牛角面包. It is a noun.
How is 牛角面包 written in Chinese?
Four characters: 牛 (niu) has 4 strokes meaning cow or bull, 角 (jiao) has 7 strokes meaning horn, 面 (mian) has 9 strokes meaning flour or bread, 包 (bao) has 5 strokes meaning bread or to wrap.
How is 牛角面包 used in a sentence?
Use 牛角面包 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 早饭吃了牛角面包。 (I ate a croissant for breakfast.).
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