羊肉 (yáng ròu) — mutton, lamb | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

muttonlamb

Measure word · 块

Examples

羊肉。
yáng ròu Shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de ròu.
Lamb is my favorite meat.
羊肉。
Dōng tiān hē yì wǎn yáng ròu tāng hěn nuǎn huo.
Drinking a bowl of mutton soup in winter is very warming.
羊肉，膻。
Zhè ge yáng ròu hěn xīn xiān, méi yǒu shān wèi.
This lamb is very fresh and has no gamey smell.

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.

The 肉 'meat' comes from a 羊 'sheep or goat'.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

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

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

Appears in

HSK 2.0 Level 2 Meat & Seafood

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