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How do you say "pie" in Chinese?
馅饼
xiàn bǐng
In Chinese, "pie" is 馅饼.
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Pronunciation
XIAN BING. Xian has rising tone, bing is flat. Climb on xian, hold bing level.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 馅 (xian) has 10 strokes with meat radical showing filling, 饼 (bing) has 5 strokes meaning cake or pie.
Example sentence
馅饼很甜。
The pie is sweet.
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How to remember 馅饼
Filling cake. Pie is a cake with filling inside, and the characters describe this.
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- chocolate 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì
- hotdog 热狗 rè gǒu
- jar 罐子 guàn zi
- stove 烤箱 kǎo xiāng
- pot 筒 tǒng
- salt 盐 yán
- waffle 华夫饼 huá fū bǐng
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Questions about 馅饼
How do you say "pie" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "pie" is 馅饼. It is a noun.
How is 馅饼 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 馅 (xian) has 10 strokes with meat radical showing filling, 饼 (bing) has 5 strokes meaning cake or pie.
How is 馅饼 used in a sentence?
Use 馅饼 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 馅饼很甜。 (The pie is sweet.).
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