炒面 (chǎo miàn) — fried noodles (a dish); parched flour (dry-roasted flour used in Chinese cooking)
Definition
Mostly the popular dish: stir-fried noodles. The other sense — dry-roasted flour stirred into a hot drink — is a traditional northern home remedy said to be gentle on the stomach.
noun
fried noodles (a dish)parched flour (dry-roasted flour used in Chinese cooking)
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Examples
- 炒面，。Wǒ xǐ huan chī chǎo miàn, yóu qí shì jiā le hěn duō shū cài de.I like to eat fried noodles, especially with lots of vegetables.
- 炒面，。Zhè jiā diàn de chǎo miàn zuò dé hěn zhèng zōng, miàn tiáo hěn jīn dào.The fried noodles at this restaurant are authentic and the noodles are very chewy.
- 炒面，。Lǎo lao xiǎo shí hou cháng hē chǎo miàn chōng de hū hu, shuō hěn yǎng wèi.My grandmother often drank a paste made from parched flour when she was young, saying it was good for the stomach.
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