生鱼片 (shēng yú piàn) — sashimi (raw fish slices) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sashimi (raw fish slices)

Measure word · 片

Examples

生鱼片，。
Wǒ tè bié xǐ huan shēng yú piàn, měi cì qù rì liào diàn dōu huì diǎn.
I really like sashimi; I order it every time I go to a Japanese restaurant.
生鱼片，。
Zhè jiā diàn de shēng yú piàn fēi cháng xīn xiān, kǒu gǎn hěn hǎo.
The sashimi at this restaurant is very fresh and has a great texture.
生鱼片，。
Wǒ men diǎn le yì pán shēng yú piàn, zài lái liǎng bēi qīng jiǔ.
We ordered a plate of sashimi and two cups of sake.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

生鱼raw fish

生shēngraw鱼yúfish

偏正Modifier + head

生鱼 means raw fish and 片 means slice, so the word denotes slices of raw fish.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Food (General)Meat & Seafood

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